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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 s_,..