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004 <br /> RESOLUTION BY THE ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br /> ADOPTED APRIL 29, 1985 AS REVISED <br /> Whereas, the Bingham Township Advisory Council has voiced <br /> legitimate concerns regarding OWASA's application of treated <br /> municipal sludge to land in Bingham Township and concerns <br /> regarding possible health hazards to the community. <br /> Whereas, the Planning Director has ruled that this use 'falls <br /> outside the zoning regulations of Orange County. <br /> whereasj, the Planning Board apparently has no direct <br /> authority in this matter. <br /> Therefore, be it resolved that the Planning Board forward to <br /> the Board of County Commissioners all of the material which <br /> it has received on this matter, including citizen comments at <br /> our meeting, with the recommendation that the Commissioners <br /> review the concerns voiced by the Bingham Township Advisory <br /> Council and other citizens. The Planning Board would <br /> particularly like to draw the Commissioners' attention to the <br /> question of whether the County should assume responsibility <br /> for overseeing the application of sludge via the special use <br /> permit or other process; <br />