Village Officials Upset, Frustrated After Meeting with DNR About Landfill
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w«^i i QUOTE "Genius does what it c must, and talent does what it can," 35 -Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton per copy, ONE HUNDRED-NINETEENTH YEAR—No, 9 CHELSEA, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2. 1989 22 Pages This Week /' Village Officials Upset, .) Frustrated After Meeting With DNR About Landfill By Brian Hamilton have been to give us information says the village has complied every What Chelsea village officials had about the tracer system first and wait step of the way. hoped would be a meeting that would for our review," Lee said. Lee said the village has to comply mark the beginning of the end of the "We have given (the tracer system) with the consent order by the end of landfill license squabble with the a cursory review and some informa the 90-day application review process Department of Natural Resources tion is still needed. Legally we have 15 or he will recommend that the license •turned out, instead, to leave the days to determine whether the ap be denied. village even more exasperated. plication is incomplete: The village "We can't issue a license if the land Village president Jerry Salter- can either withdraw the application, fill is not in compliance with (the law) thwaite, village manager Robert or send the rest of the information and the whole idea of the consent Stalker, landfill operator Cecil within 15 days so we can complete pur agreement is to bring the landfill'in Clouse, and village consultants and review." compliance," Lee said. legal counsel met with DNR Part of the problem, I*ee said, is the One area qf disagreement is that ac geologists Barb Retort and Synthia village has to show that if there is a cording to the consent agreement, the Noble and their supervisor, I/mnie leak, the DNR will be able to detect it village was supposed to provide a Lee, last Friday in the village council within.the two-year life of the license. landfill clean-up plan by July. chambers. Afterward they took a tour However, according to consultant Fahrner admits the plan was not com of the landfill. l,ee Fahrner, the two-year require pleted by then, but he also says the W*fa*W«»^^^* II Village officials had hoped they ment is a new regulation that he was village requested a DNR review of a might get a temporary license, or at told wasHadopted within the last two particular study before it devised the A CRASH early Saturday morning at M-52 and Grass both of Chelsea, in critical condition at St. Joseph Mercy least an indication of when a license weeks. plan. DNR did not review it. Lake.Rd. killed Kacee Cronk of Ann Arbor and left the Hospital as of press time Tuesday. Beard apparently would be forthcoming. "That is a very basic concept that "How can we provide a solution driver, Robert Bryant Beard, and passenger Joe Eassa, drove through a stop sign at the intersection and hit a tree. However, in the DNR's view there should have been brought' in right unless we know if they agree with us are still several issues that have to be from the start," Fahrner said. about the problem," Fahrner said. resolved before a license will be "' "We thought all along that all we'd "We're spending real dollars here. granted. have to do is demonstrate that the It doesn't make sense to spend all that The village turned in its license ap bromide is the most mobile chemical money to come up with a plan that One-Gar Crash Kills plication nearly two weeks ago, along in the.leachate." could be rejected because they don't with information about its proposed DNR is also questioning the integri see the problem the same way we do." bromide tracer system that would ty of one monitoring well. Lee Says DNR is not obligatedg by detect if the new landfill is leaking. Another problem is the DNR and law to provide such a review but" at Because the tracer system has not village disagree as to whether the the meeting, agreed to do it. Young Woman, Critically been approved by the DNR, I,ee said, village has complied with the landfill Other bones of contention include the license application is still "ad Consent Agreement signed last year. bonding for the old landfill site, and ministratively incomplete," the same The agreement outlines how the whether or not the village has overfill designation other village applications village will study and deal with any ed in some areas of the current site. have been given. groundwater pollution that might Fahrner said the landfill may not Injures Two Chelsea Men "Because it features a tracer come from the old landfill. Lee says have as much as six months of space system, the logical thing to do would the village has not complied, Fahrner remaining. A young Ann Arbor woman was kill 1982 Camaro east on Grass Lake Rd. he was on life support systema as of ed and two young Chelsea men were Beard failed to stop the car at a stop press time. Another Chelsea-area critically injured early last Saturday sign at M-52, and the car hit a tree on passenger, Joseph Eassa, 20, was also jnprning in a one-car crash at Grass the opposite side of M-52. Police said in critical condition at St, Joseph's as Lake Rd. and TO32" in Sharon the use of alcohol probably con-; of press time. Area township. tributed to the wreck. Empty wine l\ cooler bottles were found in the vehi Former Chelsea, resident Steven Kacee Cronk, 18, of Ann Arbor, was cle. None of the passengers was wear Favers, 19, of Ann Arbor, was listed in killed when the car in which she was ing a seat belt, police said. Police also good condition, as was Carrie Cole riding collided head-on with a tree on said the vehicle was traveling at a man, 17, of Ann. Arbor. They were the east side of M-52 at 12:55 a.m. Put on Hold for Now high rate of speed. Nearly 90 feet of backseat passengers with Eassa. According to the Washtenaw County skid marks were found at the scene. Beard is a 1989 Chelsea High school' An attempt to establish a building la»t two years, we'd continue with the "When you look at the growth In the Sheriff's Department, Robert Bryant graduate, Rassa is a 1987 CHS tirad. inspection department in the Chelsea county. Duane really seems to.be try Chelsea area, the plan review that's Beardi «7 oTchelsea was driving a to St Joseph Iviercy Hospital, where arid Favers is a 1988 CHS graduate. area has been put on hold for a few ing to do the job." needed, and the things that need to be months while the performance of the done to have decent buildings, I don't Washtenaw County Building Inspec Evou said he was shocked that think they want a part-time depart tion Department is'monitored by a anyone would even consider an at- ment." group of concerned citizens. temp to set up a building department, Evou said his department makes County 4-H Youth Show A meeting was held last. Wednes mainly due to the amount of liability 15,000 inspections a year and is entire-' day, July 26 in Sylvan Town Hall that involved. He also questioned whether ly supported by inspection fees. included Duane Evou, head of the service would improve by having a "When you make that many inspec county's building inspection depart local department. Washtenaw county, tions, sure there are going to be some ment, township supervisors, and he said, under most circumstances problems," Evou said. « Entries Hit All-Time High representatives of the village. Sylvan has 24-hour service. "But I've never had a complaint in Township Supervisor Don Schoenberg "I don't think they want to go back writing." . Blue Ribbon Livestock; Jamie Guen ran the meeting. _ to the old days with a part-time Did you take in the 1989 Washtenaw ~ Special Awards -1 ,l Details of how a local department County 4-H Youth Show staged at the Brenda Guenther of New Horizons ther, young food preparation, Arearesidents~ah~dcMffa^fofs7aTr-7 bTitldiT!gilepartment; -Evou said. would be set up nave not been deter Farm Council Grounds, July 24-28? 4-H Club was the recipient of the vegetables and fruits, outdoor cording to Schoenberg, are upset with mined, Schoenberg said. He said the If you did, you witnessed some of Dairy Food Preparation award from flowers, New Horizons; Kara Sulli the attitude displayed by county trade Chelsea School District would rent the the finest showmanship, and a wide the Michigan Milk Producers Associa- van, creative writing, Jolly Ranch inspectors when they deal with Police Seek department some space at its bus variety of handsome and finely tion(MMPA). ers; Kristen Mitchell, creative homeowners, in particular the county garage. He said he hoped that once the groomed animals, as well. This year's judges determined' a writing, conservation of natural re electrical inspector. In addition, some Shoplifting Charge department got off the ground that it This year's theme was, "You Can lamb entered by Daniel Pritzel from sources, veterinary science, Tens-N- afe upset about the length of time the Chelsea police are seeking shoplift could be self-supporting. Teens, Mindy Colby, creative writing, county takes to inspect prints, ing charges against a 21-year-old Reach Your Destination." Blue Ribbon Livestock 4-H Club pro "That was our next step, to work out "Participation was way up," most duced the grand champion wool.