ML061110046

Evening Session Comments for Palisades Dseis Meeting from Van Buren County Board of Commissioners

ML061110046
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Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	03/22/2005
From:	Freestone R, Hanson D, Johnson H, Leary T, Ray J Van Buren County, MI, Board of Commissioners
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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118/03-22-2005 (a VANBU1REN COUNTY BOAR" OF iY18/O3 RESOLUTION

• MOTION

• REPORT OF ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HONORABLE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:

WHEREAS, Palisades has been in operation since December 1971, safely providing electricity to Consumers Energy customers for those 34 years, and; WHEREAS, based on Palisades' continued improved performance, particularly over the past four years since: Nuclear Management Company has been operating Palisades, Consumers Energy has increased confidence in the plant's safety, reliability and predictability, and; WHEREAS, to that end, Consumers Energy announced last September that it would seek a license renewal for Palisades. Nuclear Management Company will apply for the 20-year license renewal on behalf on Consumers Energy next month with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

When approved, Palisades' license will be renewed through the year 2031, and; WHEREAS, this means continued employment to residents of Van Buren County who operate and maintain the plant; continued tax revenues from thepInthAt are shared by the various governments, hospitals and schools throughout the region; continued support for Emergency Management activities; and continued employee paychecks that bolster local economics.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Van Buren County Board of Commissioners supp arts Consumers Energy in their application process.

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I, Tina Leary, Clerk of the County of Van Buren, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Van Buren County Board of Commissioners at the regular meeting held on March 22, 2005, and Isa true

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and exact copy of the original on file In the records of this SovL<L~zzxS office.

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Date: March 222.0-05 FOR CLERK'S USE ONLY MOTION 3Y: DONALD HANSON CARRIED f1 SECONDED BY: JOHN H. TAPPER, SR. NOT CARRIED O