Issue - meetings

That the content of the report be noted.

The Director of Environment introduced the report and opened the floor to questions.

Councillor A.I. Dunbar asked if the other local authorities signed up to the project would have to pay their share of the financial penalty if the project did not go ahead.  The Director of Environment said that he had circulated information about penalties to Members and if Flintshire decided to withdraw from the process, Flintshire County Council would have to pay the sums as set out in the document which was up to around £50 million pounds.

Councillor N. Matthews asked if newsletters could be sent out after Joint Committees had been held.  The Director of Environment said it was anticipated that a newsletter would be sent out before the next meeting of this Committee.

Councillor V. Gay asked if there would be an official response to the Friends of the Earth document which had been circulated to some Members.  The Director of Environment said that he needed to speak to the Chief Executive in order for the project team to draft a communiqué.  He said that this would answer all the relevant questions.

Councillor Matthews asked for a cost comparison to show alternatives to the waste project.  The Director of Environment said that this information had previously been circulated.  He stressed that something had to be done to avoid £400 per tonne fines if the Council went over its residual waste limit for landfill.

RESOLVED:

That the content of the report be noted.