HomeMy Public PortalAboutR 00:318No. 00-318 Date of Adoption October 5, 2000
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING S-1680 REGULATING WASTE
TRANSPORTATION BY RAIL
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Carteret are gravely
concerned about the impact of solid waste being transported by rail through the
community; and
WHEREAS, Senators Lynch and Sinagra has introduced Senate Bill S-1680 (The
"Bill") in the New Jersey Legislature which is designed to regulate the
transportation of waste materials by rail car; and
WHEREAS, The Bill would require state approval and the approval of the
Governing Bodies of every county through which the solid waste is to be
transported; and
WHEREAS, The Bill would prohibit solid waste from being transported through
New Jersey until adequate attention has been given to potential issues involving
safety and quality of life matters and until the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection has revised the Statewide Solid Waste Management
Plan and County Governing Bodies have revised their respective District Solid
Waste Management Plans; and
WHEREAS, the Borough believes that the measures proposed in The Bill will
provide for the thoughtful consideration of issues important to the Borough and
will facilitate a comprehensive plan which will provide the Borough with
necessary protection against the potentially harmful effects of insufficiently
regulated solid waste rail transportation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the
Borough of Carteret that it is hereby urged that Senate Bill S-1680 be enacted.
BE, IT, FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be forwarded to
Governor Whitman and all members of the New Jersey Senate and Assembly; all
Middlesex County Municipalities, the City of Rahway and the Middlesex County
Board of Chosen Freeholders, to urge their support of The Bill.
Adopted this 5t~ day of October, 2000
and certified as a true copy of the
original on October 6, 2000.
KATttLEEN M. BARNEY
Municipal Clerk
RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE
COUNCILMAN YES NO NV A.B. COUNCIl,MAN YES NO NV A.B.
CR'n~.k~/ x qOINONES X
FAZ~XAS X SANTORO X
O'BRIFN X SOHAYDA X
I __
X - Indicate Vote AB - Absent NV - Not Voting XOR - Indicates Vote to Overrule Vcm
Adopted at a meeting of the Municipal Council
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