To: Dr. Beverly Brown, Community & Economic Development Committee Chairperson
From: Derek Bradshaw, Director
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RE: Approval of a Letter of Support for Happy Can's Solid Waste Processing and Transfer Facility
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Staff is requesting approval of a letter of support for Happy Can's Solid Waste Processing and Transfer Facility to be consistent with the Genesee County Materials Management Plan (MMP), and for Board Chairperson Dale K. Weighill to sign the letter.
BACKGROUND:
Happy Can Disposal is registering as a Solid Waste Processing and Transfer Facility at 120 S. Center Rd, Flint, MI 48506. As required under Part 115 of the Act 451, the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, this facility must be consistent with the Genesee County Materials Management Plan. Currently, all Michigan counties are in the process of developing their first Materials Management Plan, and in the interim, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has established a process for determining consistency with the MMP. This process includes getting a letter of support from the local municipality and the county in which the development will be located for a proposed materials management facility.
DISCUSSION:
Staff is requesting approval of a letter of support, and for Board of Commissioners Chairperson Dale K. Weighill to sign the letter regarding Happy Can's Solid Waste Processing and Transfer Facility to be consistent with the Genesee County Materials Management Plan. Genesee County's written support will allow Happy Can to move to the next necessary steps of getting proper permitting and approval through EGLE. The City of Flint are in the process of preparing their own letter of support for the facility. A facility description summary has been included with the letter of support. Happy Can's facility is approximately 16,020 square feet in size on a property of about 8 acres. The processing and transfer fa...
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