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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS PROVIDING FOR THE STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS OF THE PROPOSED CLASS IV LANDFILL SITE AND OF POTENTIAL ALTERNATE SITES AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS
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WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro has operated its existing Class IV landfill beyond its projected useful life and has received extensions for its continued operation.
WHEREAS, it is a high priority for the city to close the existing Class IV landfill as soon as possible due to problems associated with the city’s closed Class I landfill which lies under the existing Class IV landfill;
WHEREAS, the city purchased approximately 86 acres from the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company in 1994 for the intended use as the city’s new Class IV landfill;
WHEREAS, information provided by the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company to the city stated that the railway company may have performed uses on this property in the past which could create environmental concerns and that the railway company acknowledged that it had not performed an environmental audit of the property to determine if such uses had, in fact, resulted in environmental releases;
WHEREAS, Anderson Engineering, Inc., performed a Phase I Environmental Study of this property in 1994, but did not perform any soil testing or sampling;
WHEREAS, two lawsuits have been filed against the city which may delay or terminate the development of the proposed landfill site; and
WHEREAS, in the event the plaintiffs prevail in either lawsuit, the city has not selected and is currently not searching for an alternate landfill site.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the Jonesboro City Council hereby authorizes the Mayor and the City Clerk to enter into an agreement with Anderson Engineering, Inc., to perform a follow-up Phase II Environmental Study to include soil testing for contaminants potentially found on property used by a railroad company, including but not limited to petroleum hydrocarbons and PC...
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