Requesting the Air Pollution Operation permit requested by Prenco, Incorporated, Be Denied

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RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE AIR POLLUTION OPERATION PERMIT REQUESTED BY PRENCO, INCORPORATED, BE DENIED. WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, is the elected body which represents the viewpoints of its citizens within the Community; and WHEREAS, the Council recognizes the need to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the Community; and WHEREAS, the City of South Bend, Indiana, and Prenco, Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation entered into an agreement for the maintenance and operation of a Soluble Oil Disposal Facility on December 4, 1978, and the City subsequently terminated said agreement effective September 30, 1980; and WHEREAS, the public outcry by the residents against the proposed new location on the Southwest side of South Bend is as great an outcry as those opposing the Riverside location; WHEREAS, a recent survey indicates that there is no present need for such a soluble oil facility in the area; and WHEREAS, there is a potential danger to the health and safety of our residents by the transporting of such wastes to and from the proposed facility. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. The Common Council requests that the Air Pollution Operation Permit requested by Prenco Incorporated to operate at the southwest side of the City be denied. SECTION II. The Council believes that the potential health and safety dangers and the lack of a present need of such a soluble oil disposal facility in the area are justifible public concerns to deny such a permit. SECTION III. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor. PRESENTED .f"' 42 Y' e o NOT. APPROVED ADOPTED ,SY -62.1,, 4 -, I'd Member of the C 511MOV Council 13II. ..,i'S Qi'�i�� MAR 19 19 u Irene Gammon CITY CLERK, SOUTH BEND, IND.