Agenda - Council - 09/13/1982 - Special

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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY ..................................................... INTRODUCTION ................................................ POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATIVE MEASURES ASSOCIATED WITH SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES ............................. 7 COMPENSATION TECHNIQUES ..................................... 20 Monetary Payments ........................................... 20 Direct Cash Payments .................................... 20 Increased Property Taxes ................................ 21 Tipping Fees ............................................ 21 Tied Impact Payments .................................... 22 Contingency Funds ........................................... 22 In-Kind Replacement or Restoration .......................... 23 Regional Review of Local Grant Applications ................. 23 WHEN IS COMPENSATION APPROPRIATE? ........................... 24 Predictable Impacts ......................................... 24 Increased Traffic ....................................... 24 Odors ................................................... 25 Loss of Taxes ........................................... 25 Loss of Farmland ........................................ 25 Intangible Impacts .......................................... 25 Community Stigma ........................................ 25 Visual Impacts .......................................... 26 Lowering of Property Values ............................. 26 Pa~qe ] 5 Environmental Impacts ....................................... 7 Increased Truck Traffic, Noise and Litter ............... 7 Water Pollution ......................................... 8 Contamination of Surface Waters ....................... 8 Groundwater Contamination...- .......................... 9 Air Pollution ........................................... 10 Dust .................................................. 11 Truck and Heavy Equipment Emissions'. .................. 11 Emissions from Methane Recovery Facilities ............ 11 Odors ................................................. 12 Gas Production ........................................ 12 Loss of Vegetation or Wildlife .......................... 12 Potential Health Risks ...................................... 13 Socioeconomic Impacts ....................................... 14 Loss of Prime Farmland .................................. 14 Loss of Property Values ................................. 15 Potential Tax Losses .................................... 16 Community Stigma ........................................ 17 Visual Impacts .......................................... 17 Increased Burden for Local Governments .................. Use of Public Lands ..................................... 18 Loss of Historical or Archaeological Sites .............. 19