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Residents urge stricter monitoring and caution on contract terms as board approves legal services for Renewable Energy Facility 1R
Summary
Public commenters urged continuous emissions monitoring and removal of 'put-or-pay' clauses as the Authority approved legal services to implement the Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility 1R; Troutman Pepper introduced its team and the board approved the contract by voice vote.
The Solid Waste Authority approved a legal-services engagement to support implementation of the Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility 1R after staff described the project and invited counsel. Public commenters asked the Authority to avoid contractual "put-or-pay" clauses and to require continuous monitoring for dioxins, mercury and other pollutants.
Linda Smith of the Sierra Club and Beyond Burning urged the board to…
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