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Resident urges county ban on sewage sludge and limits on landfill waste
Summary
A local farmer told the Steuben County Legislature that sewage-sludge disposal on farmland should be banned and the county landfill should accept only local waste, citing examples of other towns that adopted moratoria.
During public comment on Feb. 23, farmer and veteran Tim Hargrave urged the legislature to enact a countywide ban on sewage sludge disposal and to stop accepting out‑of‑county trash at the county landfill.
Hargrave said some downstate counties and local town boards have enacted moratoria and urged the legislature to "make our landfill for Steuben County residents only." He argued that local town boards (including Thurston and Cameron) had successfully passed local controls regulating sludge and urged county legislators to consult town boards to confirm local preferences.
No formal motion or vote on landfill policy occurred at the meeting; Hargrave’s remarks were entered into the record for committee follow-up.
