HomeMy Public PortalAboutRES 89/01RESOLUTION 89 -1
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN
OF GULF STREAM, FLORIDA, ENDORSING THE SOLID WASTE
AUTHORITY'S SELECTION OF THE WEST BOCA SITE #1 AS A
LANDFILL, TRANSFER STATION SITE, AND IF REQUIRED A
FUTURE BURNING UNIT SITE: REQUESTING SUPPORT FROM THE
PALM BEACH COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE
WEST BOCA SITE SINCE THE SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY HAS
OBTAINED ALL REQUIRED AND NECESSARY EXPERT OPINIONS
AND HAS EXPENDED IN EXCESS OF SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($600,000) IN THE SELECTION PROCESS;
REQUESTING OTHER MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN PALM BEACH
COUNTY TO JOIN IN THIS EFFORT IN ORDER TO AVOID
FURTHER EXCESSIVE EXPENDITURES AT TAX PAYERS EXPENSE:
DIRECTING THE TOWN CLERK TO FURNISH COPIES OF THIS
RESOLUTION TO ALL OTHER MUNICIPALITIES LOCATED WITHIN
PALM BEACH COUNTY, TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, AND TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SOLID
WASTE AUTHORITY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY: PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE: AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
has selected a parcel of land located in South Palm Beach County to be
used as a landfill, transfer station, and if necessary, a future
burning unit; and
WHEREAS, the site, known as the "West Boca Site #1" was
selected by the Authority after obtaining all required and necessary
expert opinions and recommendations for which the Authority expended
in excess of six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000); and
WHEREAS, the County Commission has further expended the
sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) of taxpayers'
monies for an additional review and report on the feasibility of a
different site even though the final decision rests with the Solid
Waste Authority; and
WHEREAS, 405,783 tons of solid waste is generated by
those areas south of Forest Hill Boulevard and east of the Florida
Turnpike which amounts to over 37 percent of all solid waste in Palm Beach
County; and
WHEREAS, 204,990 tons of solid waste is generated by those
areas located from 2.4 miles north of Atlantic Avenue to the southern
border of Palm Beach County which amounts to over 17 percent of all
solid waste generated in Palm Beach County; and
WHEREAS, THE Town Commission of the Town of Gulf Stream
strongly supports the proposition that site selection processes should
be conducted in the business arena and not in the political arena.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE
TOWN OF GULF STREAM, THAT:
SECTION 1: The Town Commission of the Town of Gulf
Stream, Florida, hereby publicly supports the site selection of the
solid Waste Authority for its future South County Landfill, transfer
station site and possibly a future burning unit site, which is commonly
known as the "West Boca Site #1 ".
SECTION 2: The Town Commission of the Town of Gulf Stream
hereby requests support from the Board of County Commissioners of Palm
Beach County such that taxpayers' money will not be spent needlessly
searching for additional sites when this site has been recommended in
accordance with the procedures to be utilized in the selection process.
SECTION 3: The Town Commission of the Town of Gulf Stream,
Florida, requests support from other municipalities for the Solid Waste
Authority's selection of the West Boca Site #1 in order to avoid further
needless expenditure of taxpayers' dollars.
SECTION 4: The Town Clerk is directed to deliver copies
of this resolution to all other municipalities located within Palm Beach
County, Florida, to the Board of County Commissioners of Palm Beach County,
and to the members of the Solid Waste Authority.
SECTION 5: This Resolution shall take effect immediately
upon adoption of the Town Commission of the Town of Gulf Stream, Florida.
PASSED AND ADOPTED in a regular adjourned session this 10th
day of March , 1989
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