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128 A RESOLUTION EXPRESSinG T~E OPPOSITION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH,~IRGINIA, FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ASH DISPOSAL FACILITY ON THE PORTSMOUTHJCHESAPEAKE BORDER. WHEREAS, this Council, by adoption of a resolution on September 11, 1984, requested that the Council of the City of Chesapeake, Virginia, withhold action on a use permit application filed by the ~i~g~nla Electric ~ Power Company (VEPCO) for the construction of an ash disposal facility in Chesapeake near its border~with Portsmouth in the'~vicinity of Cavalier Manor until such time as a~full environmental impact study can b~ prepare~; and W~EREAS, this Council, bY adoption of a resolution on October 9, 1984, reaffirmed the concerns of the Councit with the construction of an ash disposal facility on the Portsmouth/ Chesapeake border; an~~: WHEREAS, an environmental impact statement for the proposed project has not been prepared and the concerns involving the establishment of a potentially hazardous facility in ~he heart of a major metropolitan area have not been adequately responded to; and WHEREAS, this Council is concerned that the establishment of this facility in close proximity to substantial residential areas could produce serious environmental health hazards for the residents o-f the Cavalier Manor community as well as those in the Lake Porest Section of Deep Creek in Chesapeake; an~ WHEREAS, the impact of this proposed facility on the'ad- jacent residential areas will be felt for many years, and the citizens residing in the area have grave concerns about health ~nd safety and maintaining the residential environment to which the~ are entitled; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Chesapeake, Virginia, has considered the application filed by VEPCO and recommended against the issuance of the necessary use permit. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the ~it~ of Portsmouth, Virginia, expresses its opposition to the con- struction of an ash disposal facility on the Portsmouth/Chesapeake border and requests the Council of the City of Chesapeake, Virginia, to concur in the recommendation of its Planning Commission and deny the use permit application filed by VEPCO.