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<br />?- <br />CITY OF KORTH OLM3TED <br />RESOLUTION N0. 88- 111 <br />BY: THE MAYOR AND THE ENTIRE COUNCIL <br />A RESOLUTION OPPOSII(G THE UIIITSD STATES SNVIROItMBNTAL <br />PROTBCTION AQ8lICY' S ORDBR TO HAVB LOClIL NtTI(ICIPl1I.ITI88 <br />ITNDBRfiRITS THE COST OF THE METS1ilNB GA8 COLLBCTION PlND/OR <br />VBNT I NG 3Y STBM AT ROCRS I DB H I DSMAY SlilNI TARY LAl1DF I LL , <br />AItD DECLAR I NG AN EMBRGENCY. <br />WHSREA8, the United States Snvironmental Protectian AqencY has ordered <br />the City of Cleveland to pay for the Construction and future a?aintenance of <br />the methane containment aad miqration spatem currently in operation at the <br />Rockside HideaWap Sanitary Landfill; and <br />WHBRFAB, the United Statea Bavironmental Protection Aqency has notified <br />seventeen (17) other aiunicigalities, includinq the Citj of North Olmstted, <br />that they may be joined in order to pap for the naintain said system under <br />applicable Federal Lax; and <br />WH8REA3, said landfill Was operated pursuant to applicable permits <br />issued by the State of Ohio and Curahoqa Countr Departnent of Health for <br />the periods in question; and <br />NiERF.AS, it appears that the dispoaal by the municipalities xas done <br />pursuant to all applicable laWS; and <br />yiHERBlIS, the tremendous financial burden of cleaaing up the current <br />problema at said landfill Will unjuatly fall ugon the nunicipalities and <br />may even be aasessed against the individual homeoWners Who disposed of <br />Waste in that landfill under the doctrine of joint and aeveral liabilitp; <br />and <br />WHBRBAS, imposinq such liabilitp Would cause a fiaancial hardship both <br />currently and in the future upon individual municipalities and their <br />residents. <br />NOtii, THBRSFORE, B8 I? RBSOLVBD BY THE CO[T1tCIL OF THE CITY OF ItORTIi <br />OLNSTBD, STAT$ OF OHIO: <br />SECTION 1: That Council, on behalf of its menbers, and citisens of <br />North Olnmted, opposes the United States Snvironmental Protection Agency's <br />arder that local municipnlitiea uaderKrite the cost of the methane qas