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Show By GARY R. BLODGETT BOUNTIFUL Future prospects of a solid waste disposal plant being built in Davis County reached a high peak of emotion emo-tion among board members of Bay Area Refuse Disposal (BARD) during their regular regu-lar meeting last Tuesday night. AT ONE point. BARD Chairman Ernest Eberhard Jr. told the arguing board members mem-bers to "cool it." Bountiful Councilman Bob Linnell. attending the meeting in behalf of Mayor Dean S. Stahle who was attending a convention con-vention out-of-state, told board members the council felt Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC) w as perhaps a little premature prem-ature in some of its announcements and actions. HE SAID Bountiful's council was not yet ready to make a decision about a proposed resource recovery plant being built in north Davis County. "As far as my council is concerned, we are only in the preliminary study stage and by no means ready to seek contractors and plant operators as WFRC officials have indicated," in-dicated," said Councilman Linnell. MR. EBERHARD stressed that the State Health Dept. won't allow future development develop-ment of landfills for garbage disposals in Davis County. "I don't see any alternatives," he said. ' "A resource recovery plant is the only solution and we should work to that end." SOME OF the board members, comprised compris-ed mainly of mayors of the six cities of south Davis County, didn't agree. Woods Cross Mayor Lawrence Urry and West Bountiful Mayor Grant Secrist said they had previewed the same films and heard the same discussions about the proposed prop-osed recovery plant and that they "were not entirely in agreement." "I WAS NOT particularly impressed with earlier studies and things that we have heard," said Mayor Secrist. "In fact, I feel that we may have been misled in some areas." Centerville Mayor Neil Blackburn said he feels reluctant about voting in favor of a recovery plant at this time because of the exorbitant costs involved. HE CITED figures of 60 to 100 million dollars as the amount being needed to develop de-velop a suitable plant in Davis County. These figures were strongly challenged by BARD Manager Elmer W. Barlow. "I don't know where you got those fi- B gures or where some of the other figures are coming from I've been hearing lately." the manager said. "Actually, the plant being proposed will cost about 40 million dollars to construct, or 64 million dollars to build and finance over a 20-year period." BOUNTIFUL City Engineer Jack Balling, Ball-ing, on the agenda to give an engineer's report, told the board that he had attended an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) convention in Dener and was informed in-formed that "there is no plant in the U.S. that operates efficiently and meets EPA standards." He also noted that reports he has received re-ceived show that of the recovery plants operational in the U.S. the average cost of operation is SI 7.000 per day. "PLANTS OF the size planned here hire 75 to 100 persons and with operational costs involved it would require about S35 per ton to meet the costs." said Mr. Balling. Ball-ing. "Even if the plant-generated power was sold, it would be touch and go to make a profit." Mr. Balling also emphasized that that would be other costs for waste disposal including the continuation of landfill sites and collection stations. "Not all of the debris de-bris collected can be burned." he said. "There will still be a need for landfill sites." THEN A debate erupted between Mr. Balling and Mr. Barlow as to how much (percentagew ise) of all debris is not com-bustable. com-bustable. It was decided that these and other questions regarding the plans for a resource recovery plant be answered bv WFRC officials. The discussion w as then tabled for further furth-er study and reports from the Wasatch Front Regional Council. EARLIER BARD board members approved payment of $7,217 in matching funds for continuation of an environmental and feasibility study for a proposed plant to be constructed near Hill AFB in north Davis County. It was emphasized, however, that no city would be "locked into any agreement. The only agreement is an interlocal agreement between the cities which form BARD and NARD (North Area Refuse Disposal). "WE CAN not do anything as a BARD board unless we have the conset of both boards which means the final agreements to go ahead or withdraw from proposed plans for a resource recovery plant must be approved by all the cities and (he entities of Davis County," Mr. Eberhard explained. |