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10 <br /> Approved 2.6.19 <br /> 274 <br /> 275 Craig Benedict responded that this had already been on the books for too long and that is why they are proceeding to <br /> 276 remove it from the UDO. <br /> 277 <br /> 278 Kim Piracci asked how long we had been a Dillion State. <br /> 279 <br /> 280 Craig Benedict replied since Day 1. We only have the authority to regulate as the legislator gives us the power. <br /> 281 <br /> 282 Kim Piracci questioned whether Dillion's Law just not being implemented or whether it is something that was recently <br /> 283 invented. <br /> 284 <br /> 285 Craig Benedict explained that in the past the policy had been set with minimum standards and that it had been <br /> 286 acceptable to perform beyond those standards. <br /> 287 <br /> 288 Kim Piracci asked even though we were a Dillion State. <br /> 289 <br /> 290 Craig Benedict replied,yes. He informed that there are now maximum standards and that it is not acceptable to <br /> 291 perform below or above the standard threshold. <br /> 292 <br /> 293 Kim Piracci questioned whether the Dillion's Law was in the constitution. <br /> 294 <br /> 295 Craig Benedict explained that the Dillion Rule originated from a previous legislator. <br /> 296 <br /> 297 Lydia Wegman remarked that she did not believe it was in the constitution. <br /> 298 <br /> 299 Craig Benedict said that it was just the way the process had been set to establish powers. He advised the board that <br /> 300 they would receive a handout to view the information. <br /> 301 <br /> 302 Lydia Wegman informed that the Planning Board, in light of the situation that the county finds it in, it has been <br /> 303 approved, but there are still concerns. She stated that the Planning Board continues to support nutrient controls and <br /> 304 hopes that there can be acceleration on the part of the state in developing nutrient requirements, so the county can <br /> 305 propose them. <br /> 306 <br /> 307 <br />