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approved. However, tne noara s position on this is in no way binding” on the landfill regulatory agency, zoning administrator John McCarthy noted. But should the board vote no and the state goes ahead and issues a permit after extensive site studies are conducted, zoning approvals must still be secured, he told the audience. “We’d have at least four more public hearings ... No trash will go in that landfill until the board says it does!”
As a preamble to Monday’s public hearing, Mr. McCarthy read a letter from Robert Forman, regional consultant for the Bureau of Solid Waste Management, reporting that his preliminary inspection found the Lees’ property suitable for a sanitary landfill. But Mr. Forman added that detailed hydrological and geological studies must be conducted and hn operational plan and a closure plan approved before a dump permit is issued by the state.
Mr. McCarthy also reported - without further elaboration - that the board had considered four alternative sites: 40 acres of the Striker tract near Amissville, the Clark property where the present landfill is located, the Carrigan tract near Scrabble and land owned by Eldon Farms near Routes 707 and 231.
Before yielding the floor to the crowd of speakers, Chairman Hubert Gilkey noted that Mr. Forman had advised seeking approval for more land than the original 10 acres covered in the Lees’ application. Later in the meeting, he told the audience that the 25 acres now proposed for the dump would provide 25 to 30 years of capacity for the county’s trash.
According to the supervisor chairman, the board has not yet de
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