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Statement re: Wheelabrator Technologies

Posted on: May 9, 2019 - 9:54am

A recent presentation by Wheelabrator Technologies regarding their interest in an ash monofil on land owned by Peckham Industries resulted in a newspaper article in the Daily Mail on Friday, February 8, 2019 which has led to some confusion.

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The town regularly receives requests from businesses regarding interest in locating in Catskill.~ Wheelabrator first approached us more than a year ago to describe this project. ~In presentations at open Town Board meetings which can be heard online, we have been assured that this project…

  • Does not involve any burning.
  • Does not involve any organic materials.
  • Does not create any gas emissions.

As the article stated, any decision regarding its status is 2 to 3 years away.~ Prior to that there is regulatory review at the federal, state and local levels.~ We await the full regulatory exercise before taking any action.~ Only after regulatory review and approval would we assess next steps.~ Were this to be approved for our industrial corridor, the local community would receive additional revenue.

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Whatever the details, any future review will fully involve the public at multiple steps in the process, as it has until now.