On Tuesday, discussion by the Government Affairs and Services (GAS) committee of an ordinance that would ban storage of hazardous liquids within a mile of waterways turned into a squabble on intent.

Assembly members Heather Lende and Brenda Josephson held differing opinions, both echoed by a packed audience.

“The intent is to regulate the mine,” Josephson said. “The mine is outside of the authority of the borough to regulate. “I believe this ordinance is fundamentally…