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Legislature places six-month moratorium on new biosolid permits
Summary
The county enacted a six-month moratorium on issuance of new biosolid spreading permits in Steuben County; the vote prompted a verification on weighted voting before the chair declared the resolution carried.
The Steuben County Legislature approved a six-month moratorium on new biosolid spreading permits within the county.
Resolution 9, introduced by Legislator Hannah, proposed a six-month moratorium on issuance of new biosolid permits for spreading in the county. Members voted; the roll call included multiple 'Aye' responses and some 'No' calls. The chair paused to check weighted votes and, after verification, announced that the resolution carried.
The transcript records some confusion during the voting sequence about whether the number of weighted votes in favor met the threshold, but the clerk and chair verified the count and moved the meeting forward with the moratorium in place.
