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Resident warns council: landfill revenue may not cover future cleanup costs
Summary
Moss Butler, a longtime Seneca Falls resident, urged the council to treat landfill receipts cautiously, arguing that future remediation costs could fall to residents if revenue is used as recurring operating funds.
Moss Butler identified himself during public comment and argued the town should not assume landfill payments are a permanent, unrestricted revenue source. He urged the council to consider future cleanup liabilities when evaluating investments funded by landfill receipts.
"The money coming from the landfill should not be looked at as this source of, free flowing cash that we can then invest back into Seneca Falls as a loan," Butler said, urging fiscal prudence and stewardship. He warned that future generations could bear cleanup costs if the town spends those funds without long-term safeguards.
Butler framed the issue as an infrastructure concern that intersects with environmental stewardship and budgeting; he urged the council to plan for maintenance and remediation rather than treat landfill revenues as windfall operating money.
