A proposed ordinance aimed at limiting storage of hazardous liquids within one mile of waterways will not meet its intended goal of regulating a mine tailings dam, according to the borough attorney and an environmental consultant.
On June 26, borough manager Debra Schnabel, public facilities director Brad Ryan, assembly member Will Prisciandaro, borough attorney Brooks Chandler and environmental consultant Enrique Fernandez discussed the usefulness of the ordinance.
They reported that state and federal code…
