COUNTY: Freeholders to board: Reject incinerator application

The Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders passed a resolution on Dec. 11 calling on the Bristol Township Zoning Hearing Board to summarily reject an application that would allow for a 50

The Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders passed a resolution on Dec. 11 calling on the Bristol Township Zoning Hearing Board to summarily reject an application that would allow for a 50,000-square-foot industrial materials burner near the Bucks County, Pennsylvania, riverfront.
   The facility is being proposed by Route 13 Bristol Partners LP, of King of Prussia, according to county officials, who are worried about the impact on communities on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River.
   ”With prevailing winds out of the West, those who will be most affected by this hazardous waste incinerator are not represented in Pennsylvania,” said Freeholder Deputy Director Leah Arter. “The residents of Burlington County not only need to have their voices heard on this issue, but also, to have to their health and quality of life protected.
   ”Having served as a local official in Beverly and owning a small business there, I have heard concerns from residents throughout the area and share their fears about the potential negative impacts of this proposed industrial waste incinerator,” Ms. Arter said.
   In addition to the resolution, Deputy Director Arter established a task force to protect the environment of Burlington County along with the health and safety of the residents of Burlington County who would be adversely affected by the siting of a hazardous waste incinerator directly across the river in Bristol Township.
   The Task Force will be led by Eve Cullinan, director of the Burlington County Health Department, and consist of Ms. Cullinan along with Jerome Sheehan, Department of Solid Waste, and County Engineer Joe Brickley.
   According to a Dec. 9 agenda on the Bristol Township website, the board was set to consider Route 13 Bridge Partners LP’s challenge to the “validity of a zoning ordnance and variances” to construct the incinerator, which if approved, would encompass parcels located at 370 and 390 George Patterson Boulevard.
   According to published reports, the application was postponed until January.