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the drilling done in March, it may be two or three weeks before we get a report back. We may not be able to meet the 30-day time limit.”
“We have to hold that hearing within 30 days,” affirmed Supervisor Newbill Miller.
Chairman Hubert Gilkey pointed out that state regulations do not require that a hearing be held at all.
“Yes, but that would mean we have no objections,” Mr. Miller said. “We must hold a public hearing to see if we do have objections. But I absolutely agree with Pete. It’s wrong (to raise the controversy that inevitably accompanies a landfill proposal) without knowing whether the site is even suitable. There were wounds inflicted over the Fodderstack site that won’t heal for years!”
If drilling begins this week, results may be available within the 30-day limit, noted John McCarthy, administrative assistant to the board.
. But engineer Leonard Joyce cautioned against proceeding before receiving preliminary approval from Mr. Forman, who will inspect both sites next Monday. “You should get his concurrence before you spend any money on drilling,” he advised the supervisors.
According to Mr. Joyce, information on soil depth will be known the same day as the borings are done. However, he acknowledged that it could take two to three weeks to get results from lab tests on soil permability, a critical factor in determining site suitability for solid waste disposal.
“I think it’s a matter of credibility. I think we lose credibility if we neglect to hold a public hearing and make a recommendation to the state,” maintained Mr. Miller.
“And we sell our credibility short if we have a public hearing without first getting information (on the land’s suitability for a dump),” Mr Estes added.
Suggesting that the county make “a good faith effort” to meet the state’s 30-day time limit, Chairman Gilkey proposed that the board tell the Department of Solid Waste Management that yes, a public hearing will be held but only as soon as test data is received. By consensus, the rest of the board members agreed, and following a long closed door session, Mr. McCarthy announced that the public hearing on the two sites is set for April 8 at 7 p.m.
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