LEWIS RUN – Lewis Run Borough officials have decided to look
into an alternate place to take their refuse.

At the Tuesday night reorganizational meeting, Frank Langianese
said he contacted Rich Gotshall of Rustick LLC, the firm that
purchased the Kness Landfill from McKean County, to see if Lewis
Run could get the same deal as the City of Bradford with a new rate
of $29 per ton cost.

The city had passed an ordinance in December that would allow
the city’s Department of Public Works to take their refuse to
Chautauqua County, N.Y. at a rate of $21.50 per ton tipping fees,
but Bradford City Clerk John Peterson managed to negotiate a better
rate in three weeks of negotiations with those at the Kness
Landfill.

That negotiated rate was set at $29 per ton, and the city has
continued to take their garbage to Mount Jewett. According to an
article on the December council meeting, City Councilman Dan
Costello said the city will see what they can do to get the best
deal after the first of the year.

The previous charge at the Kness Landfill through Rustick would
have remained at $48.50 per ton for the city and other
municipalities.

Langianese said Gotshall didn’t seem to think the same could be
charged for Lewis Run that they were doing for the city.

Mayor Albert Montecalvo suggested Tuesday the comment made by
Gotshall should be rephrased to, “there is no reason they shouldn’t
give it to Lewis Run.”

Langianese said that Gotshall said the city brings in about 1/3
of the trash that comes in.

Borough member Vincent Montecalvo suggested they look into
finding another place to take their refuse, they discussed taking
their garbage to the Olean, N.Y., facility.

Joe Cucuzza, borough employee, agreed saying that the road
leading to the landfill is hard on their truck and could be costly
as well in repairs, as they have already had to replace tires.

Council members Ralph Schiappa and Diane DeCasper agreed.

Langianese commented, “If the city was interested in them
staying together, why not call a meeting with the (Tuna Valley
Council of Governments) COG?”

He added the municipalities could bargain together if they had
met together.

The borough council will look into alternatives to take their
refuse and decide at a later date what to do.

Borough council plans to meet noon Jan. 26 to vote on the
Emergency Municipal Services Tax, which will be raised to $40.