Sullivan County commissioners table vote on revised solid-waste plan amid ongoing legal talks

SULLIVAN COUNTY — On June 16, 2026 the Sullivan County Board of Commissioners declined to approve a Consent Order and Agreement that would have authorized submission of a revised Solid Waste Management Plan to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, then unanimously tabled further action until the board’s next meeting.

Commissioner Darlene Fenton moved to approve Resolution 2026-11, which would have given the commissioners authority to sign the Consent Order and Agreement for the revised plan. Chair Scott Myers said the board was not ready to approve the item; the motion failed 3-0. Commissioner Brian Hoffman then moved to table consideration of Resolution 2026-11 until the June 30 meeting “due to continuing legal discussions.” That tabling motion was seconded by Commissioner Myers and approved unanimously.

The Consent Order and Agreement referenced by the resolution is between the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Sullivan County Board of Commissioners and would formalize the submittal of a revised county Solid Waste Management Plan. Commissioners did not vote on the substance of the agreement on June 16; legal review and further discussion were cited as the reason for postponement.

By tabling the matter, the board left the county’s formal response to DEP pending. No timeline for final approval was set beyond scheduling the issue for the June 30 meeting. The board did not provide details in the meeting minutes about the legal issues under discussion.

The meeting record shows the motions and outcomes were handled as formal roll-call items: the initial approval motion failed without passage, and the subsequent motion to defer action passed unanimously, moving the issue forward to the next scheduled meeting for further consideration.