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88 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE CONCERNS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN <br />ASH DISPOSAL FACILITY ON THE PORTSMOUTH/CHESAPEAKE BORDER. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Virginia Electric and Power Company (VEPCO) <br />has recently announced plans to expand its power station at <br />Gilmerton, located in Chesapeake, Virginia; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, one aspect of the project calls for the con- <br />struction of an ash disposal facility in Chesapeake near its <br />border with the City of Portsmouth in the vicinity of Cavalier <br />Manor, a residential neighborhood within the limits of the <br />City of Portsmouth, Virginia; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, VEPCO has requested a use permit from the <br />Chesapeake City Council for a one hundred seventy acre (170) <br />site; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth supports <br />· the development of Industrial Zoned land in its neighboring <br /> cities; but is concerned that the establishment of a potentially <br /> hazadous facility in the vicinity of a residential area is <br /> potentially hazadous to the quality of life enjoyed by the <br /> residents of the area; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Portsmouth is of the <br />opinion that a full environmental impact study should be con- <br />ducted to evaluate the impact of the proposed project to assure <br />that it will not have a significant environmental impact. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the <br />City of Portsmouth, Virginia, requests that the Council of the <br />City of Chesapeake, Virginia, withhold action on the proposed <br />use permit until such time as a full environmental impact <br />study can be prepared assuring that the project will not <br />have a significant environmental impact upon the quality of <br />life enjoyed by the residents of the area. <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be, and she <br />hereby is, directed to forward copies of this resolution to <br />the Honorable Mayor and Members of the Chesapeake City <br />Council and the appropriate officials of VEPC0 and the <br />applicable state regulatory agencies. <br /> <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, <br />Virginia, at its meeting on September 11, 1984. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />