ANGELICA-HYLAND HCA - EXCERPTS
No further expansion of the Hyland Project shall be allowed unless the expansion is approved by (1) a majority of the registered voters of the Town in a permissive referendum, paid for by Hyland, and (2) a majority of the Town Board. Any proposed expansion that is subject to the referendum requirements is limited to four unsuccessful referenda, with no more than one referenda in any calendar year. (Paragraph IV.D.)
Any resident of Allegany County shall be entitled to enter upon Herdman Road during normal working hours for the purpose of accessing or observing Hyland's operation. [However,] no person shall be entitled to visit or inspect Hyland's operations unaccompanied. (Paragraph V.A.1. and 2.)
Hyland will not apply for a vertical expansion above the height that will be visible from residential structures in existence on the effective date of the Amended Agreement located within the Village of Angelica. (Paragraph IV.B.1.)
Hyland shall design, install, operate and maintain a gas collection system to collect and treat landfill gases generated at the Hyland Project. (Paragraph VI.D.1.)
The Town may engage professional assistance for purpose of inspecting, monitoring, verifying, or analyzing any aspect of Hyland operations. Hyland agrees to reimburse the Town of Angelica for the costs of independent inspections up to the sum of $10,000 per year. (Paragraph VII.A.3.)
Hyland shall also provide the Town, within 5 days of a written request from the town Board, from the Town Supervisor, or from any attorney or engineer employed by the Town, copies of any reports or correspondence submitted to, or received from, any state or federal agency relative to the operation of the Hyland Project. . . . The Town of Angelica may make any of the foregoing documents available to the public for inspection. (Paragraph VII.C. and D.)
In order to foster an open exchange of information and to address issues associated with the Hyland Project, the parties agree to cooperate in the creation of a Landfill Oversight Committee. The Landfill Oversight Committee will consist of one representative appointed by the Town Board, one representative appointed by Hyland, and one representative appointed by the two appointees. . . . The Landfill Oversight Committee will be authorized to hire an independent consultant with an annual budget in the amount of $5,000, to be reimbursed by Hyland. (Paragraph XI.A.)
