114.98
RESOLUTION EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO DREDGING OF HUDSON RIVER
RESOLUTION NO.: 114, 98
INTRODUCED BY: Mr. Richard Merrill
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: Mr. Douglas Irish
WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency is reassessing its 1984
decision not to dredge the upper Hudson River to remove buried sediment containing PCBs, and
WHEREAS, the EPA has recently released a report that suggests the Agency may be
preparing to reverse its position and order dredging, and
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury derives its drinking water for its citizens directly from
the Hudson River, and
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury has the utmost concern for the health, welfare and
safety of its citizens, and
WHEREAS, a PCB dredge and landfill project would have significant, long term adverse
environmental, economic and social consequences for the Town of Queensbury and for other
communities, and
WHEREAS, approximately 50 other communities have passed Resolutions opposing the
dredge and landfill project, and
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury finds there is no demonstrated
environmental benefit to a dredge and landfill project on the Hudson River and many unmitigated long
term negative environmental, economic and social consequences affecting the region would result, and
WHEREAS, the Town of Queensbury finds that a dredge and landfill project would not be in
the best interests of the citizens of the Town of Queensbury,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury hereby expresses its
opposition to the Hudson River remediation measure that involves dredge and landfill efforts of any
kind, hereby transmits notice of such opposition in writing to the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency and such other local, state and national officials having an interest in the proposed project.
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Duly adopted this 23 day of March, 1998, by the following vote:
AYES : Mr. Tucker, Mr. Merrill, Mr. Turner, Mr. Irish, Mr. Champagne
NOES : None
ABSENT: None