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By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON
Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
It’s official now: the county has made formal application to the state for approval of two sites as sanitary landfills and set a public hearing on both for April 8.
The action came at the recommendation of engineer Leonard Joyce who concluded, on the basis of geoseismic tests, that both the 100-acre Stover tract off Route 639 near Amissville and the Kuhn farm, 440 acres off Rt. 211 owned by Lee Albrecht, “warrant further investigation.”
itobert Forman, district chief for the Department of Solid Waste Management, is scheduled to make preliminary inspections with a geologist next Monday.
At their meeting March 2, the supervisors had no difficulty in deciding IF they wanted to hold a public hearing on the two landfill applications, but WHEN was another matter.
Under the state’s landfill permitting regulations, the local governing body is notified upon receipt of an application, whether that application comes from the governing body itself (as in this case) or from a private firm or individual. Then the governing body has (1) five days to decide whether to have a public hearing and (2) 30 days in which to hold the hearing and make a recommendation to the state.
At issue is simply whether the proposed landfill site meets zoning regulations and complies with the locality’s comprehensive land use plan. The state’s Department of Solid Waste Management is solely responsible for determining the site’s physical suitability for a landfill and granting the actual permit. In addition, the state may grant the permit even if the local governing body recommends against approval.
The state’s notification of receipt of the applications came Feb. 27, giving the board until March 27 for a hearing.
“I believe it’s a mistake to hold a public hearing before we get the results of the drillings and soil tests,” maintained Supervisor Charles Estes. “Why infuriate the community without knowing whether the site is suitable?”
“Pete has a valid point there,” agreed Supervisor A1 Henry, who represents Jackson District where the two potential landfill sites are located. “But if we have
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