Rasco: Dover Planning Board expresses concerns to DEC Director Willie Janeway
February 19, 2010
Dover Planning Board Chair David Wylock reaches out to Willie Janeway, Director of DEC Region 3, and raises concerns about DEC permits for the Rasco project to recycle Petroleum Contaminated Soil . Wylock describes the Planning Board’s site visit to the Howland Partners parcel at 2241 Route 22, Dover Plains:
“Our Planning Board conducted a site walk of the property [on] January 16, 2010, and the members were shocked at seeing a vast quantity of barrels containing unknown substances and numerous bags of carbon, both open and closed which apparently were left behind by previous industrial users of the property. As such, questions were raised as the compliance of the facility with state permits an approvals, specifically with respect to the use, storage and disposal of potentially hazardous materials.”
Director Janeway is invited to attend the March Planning Board meeting.
-Letter from Planning Board Co-Chair to DEC
-Chronological Summary of Correspondence Between RASCO and the NYS DEC
*Note: printed post date is for chronological clarity. Actual post date is August 13, 2010.
Rasco: Dover Planning Board Meeting February 1, 2010: Legality of Stipulation Agreement is challenged
February 1, 2010
Rasco attempts to submit documents to the Dover Planning Board for the solid waste facility after the Board’s January site visit. “No documents were distributed to the Board as per the policy of having all documents processed prior to distribution.”
Dover Code Enforcement Officer George Hearn recommended the Planning Board get a letter from Jim Napoli, Dutchess County Board of Health, confirming that Rasco’s water and wastewater plans comply with DC BOH regs.
A lengthy discussion follows as to the legality of the Stipulation Agreement: Is Rasco a pre-existing operation?
“[Dover Planning Board Chair] Wylock: The operation was shut down in 2005?
A: Yes.” ….
[Dover Planing Board] Member Kelly: stated he would like to rescind his vote of last month ratifying the agreement with the Planning Board and the Town Board.”
- Read Dover Planning Board Meeting Minutes, February 1, 2010
*Note: printed post date is for chronological clarity. Actual post date is August 13, 2010.
