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f /;;:... ~.:( :lJ HALL COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING, JULY 2, 1996 ~ The Hall County Board of Sup~rvisors met at 9:00 a.m. from adjourned session and by published call in the County Board Meeting Room, Administration Building, 121 S. Pine, Grand Island CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Chair Tammie Stelk. INVOCATION: Invocation was given by Rev Richard Urbach, Faith United Methodist Church, Grand Island. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance was given. ROLL CALL: Present on roll call were Irene Abernethy, Richard Hartman, Margaret Landis, Robert Leslie, Huey Long, Gary Quandt and Tammie Stelk. None were absent. COUNTY ATTORNEY: Deputy Attorney Jerom Janulewicz was present. \ MINUTES OF JUNE 25th MEETING: Motion by Abernethy, seconded by Leslie to accept as received the minutes of Board of Supervisors meeting and the Board of Equalization meeting and on general consent to accept gll commmunications received and place on file, but to discuss #9, #10, #12 and #13. Abernethy, Landis, Leslie, Long and Stelk voted yes, Hartman and Quandt voted no. Motion carried. INTRODUCTION: Chairman Stelk introduced the Regional Planning Director David Barber, who began his duties July 1, 1996, from Edmonton, Canada. Mr Barber spoke briefly with the Board members. DEPUTY ATTORNEY: Deputy Attorney Jerom Janulewicz presented a written opinion on the development of policy for appointments to various boards whose members are appointed by the County Board. RESOLUTION IN REGARD TO CAAP WATER PROJECT: the resolution and answered questions. Motion by Quandt, seconded by Hartman to adopt Resolution #96-0040 to discharge water into platte River as originally planned. Abernethy, Hart- man, Landis, Leslie, Long, Quandt and Stelk voted yes, none voted no. Motion carried. Attorney Janulewicz explained RESOLUfION #96- tJ ~ ~O WHEREAS, the presence of groundwater contaminated by RDX and other compounds as a result of the production of munitions at the site of the Comhusker Army Ammunition Plant is a grave concern of the Hall County Board of Supervisors~ and WHEREAS, the United States Army Environmental Office and the Army Corps of Engineers recently amended their proposed groundwater clecontamination plan by changing the proposed treated water discharge site from the Platte River to Silver Creek~ and WHEREAS, the Hall County Board of Supervisors is gravely concerned that the proposal to discharge said water into Silver Creek was made without due and proper consideration and study of the effects such discharge would have on ground water levels in the area or of the effects of winter time freezing of the stream flo\v, and WHEREAS, the discharge of treated water into Silver Creek cannot and should not be supported without a proper study and analysis of the effects of the discharge upon the environment including an a determination whether such discharge would endanger persons or impair or endanger property, including agricultural property in eastern Hall and Merrick Counties. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Hall County Board of Supervisors that the Board strongly supports the original proposal to clean groundwater in the contaminated plume area and to discharge the treated water into the Platte River. It is further resolved that the Hall County Board of Supervisors strongly opposes modifications of the original plan which would reduce the area of groundwater to be cleaned or which would result in water discharge into Silver Creek. Passed and approved this ~ of July, 1996. HALL COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS '1: . C" v D. vv..'C"'.I.. IL. '~.:'::::r~Q. \. ~ T7:p~ ~. a:e~