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The homestretch
The sludge committee has been set a few weeks behind schedule after winter weather led their past two meeting dates to be canceled. But McCarthy said they have reached the “homestretch.”
The committee’s next meeting is scheduled for April 6, and McCarthy said he hopes the ordinance will be ready for the County Board of Supervisors after that gathering. Luke said he wants the ordinance to be adopted by July 1, when new sludge legislation from the General Assembly is scheduled to take effect.
The group has been working on the ordinance since October, shortly after two Rappahannock landowners applied in September to have sludge spread on their properties.
Rappahannock has had a ban on sludge application since 1994, but state law allows the activity and the state law would likely supersede the county’s ban.
Following a public outcry, both landowners withdrew their permit applications. But the issue remained unresolved, and the committee is trying to maintain restrictions on sludge in the county while working within state rules.
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