IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an Environmental Covenant for the Rock Island Rail Corridor, and authorizing a one-time payment to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources for long-term stewardship of the Rock Island Corridor, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $15,000.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20772, September 27, 2021
INTRODUCED BY Tony Miller, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Rock Island Rail Corridor was enrolled in the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Program via Resolution 19349 dated January 5, 2017, with the goal of identifying and creating a management plan for environmental contaminants on site; and,
WHEREAS, environmental contaminants had been found to be present on the Rock Island Corridor and a Soil Management Plan was drafted by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR); and,
WHEREAS, the attached Environmental Covenant and related Soil Management Plan prescribe both the limitations to property use and remediation of environmental contaminants and are critical to potential future developments on the Rock Island Corridor; and,
WHEREAS, the County's participation in this process requires the payment of a fee to MDNR in the amount of $15,000.00 to cover MDNR's cost for long-term stewardship of the property; and,
WHEREAS, the execution of the Environmental Covenant is in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County and for the development of the Rock Island Corridor; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute the attached Environmental Covenant; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make a payment in the amount of $15,000.00 to MDNR.
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Effective Date: This Res...
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