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Resolution No. 97- 8
RESOLUTION REGARDING THE EXPANSION OF THE NEW RIVER
RESOURCE AUTHORITY MEMBERSHIP
WHEREAS, in the mid-1980's, the County of Pulaski, the Town of Dublin,
the Town of Pulaski, and the City of Radford began discussions to address
the problem of solid waste disposal in these jurisdictions into the twenty-first
century; and,
WHEREAS, as a result of these discussions, the New River Resource
Authority was formed with the County of Pulaski, the Town of Dublin, and
the City of Radford as its member jurisdictions; and,
WHEREAS, the Town of Pulaski declined to join the Authority since
membership would result in double payment by its citizens, who pay both
Town and County taxes, and instead reached an agreement whereby the
solid waste of Town citizens and industries would be collected and
deposited in the same manner as County residents who resided outside of
incorporated towns; and,
WHEREAS, after utilizing an interim site at Ingles Mountain, the Authority
has constructed and is in the process of opening a long term solid waste
landfill in Pulaski County; and,
WHEREAS, the members of the Authority are contemplating expanding the
membership of the Authority to include other political subdivisions and to
accept the solid waste of those political subdivisions into the Pulaski County
site; and,
WHEREAS, this Council recognizes that the ultimate decision as to whether
to expand the membership of the Authority and the terms and conditions of
such expansion are the responsibility of the County and Dublin; and,
WHEREAS, the Town of Pulaski still has an interest in the structure of the
Authority in that its citizens are a significant portion of the existing Pulaski
• County customer base; its agreement with the County and the County PSA
is of a fixed term; and, the activities of the Authority will have an ongoing
impact on environmental matters, economic development, and the tax
burden impacting all County residents, including Town residents, for
decades to come; and,
THEREFORE, BE iT RESOLVED try the Town Council of the Town of
Pulaski, Virginia, sitting in Special Session on January 30, 1997, that:
1. This Council praises the Board of Supervisors of Pulaski County
and the Town of t~ublin~ for #heir farsighted efforts to address the
needs of all their citizens by developing astate-of--the-art solid waste
landfill; and,
2. This Council further praises The Board of Supervisors of Pulaski
County for utilizing land use regulations to control the types of solid
waste that may be deposited by the Authority, regardless of
membership; and,
3. This Council believes that one of the reasons for the success of the
Authority to date has been_fhe ability of the County and i~Lblin fo
• control operational decisions of the Authority and accordingly, this
Council urges the County and Dublin to either retain a combined
majority voting position or, at the least, to have parity with the
combined voting powers of all other members; and,
4. This Council further urges that transportation routes and methods
by other jurisdictions sending solid waste to the landfill be controlled
by provisions in user agreements or regulations as a precondition to
the Authority accepting waste from such jurisdictions; and,
5. The Council urges that the existing veto power for future
membership expansion of the Authority and a veto power on the
acceptance of waste from nonmember sources be retained for each
member jurisdiction, so that the best interests of Pulaski Town and
County residents can be protected.
A copy of this Resolution is to be forwarded or presented to the Board of
Supervisors of Pulaski County and the Dublin Town Council upon adoption.
This Resolution is effective upon adoption and is adopted by duly recorded
vote of the Town Council on January 30, 1997 as follows:
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John A. Johnston Aye W. Edgar Hale Aye
Lane R. Penn Aye- James M. Neblett Aye
Pauline G. Mitchell Charles W. Stewart Aye
W. H. Schrader, Jr. Aa~t Bettye H. Steger Aye
By
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ATTEST: !~
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Ru h Harrell
Clerk of Council
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