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Engineering staff said design is under way for a Beaverbrook Road bridge replacement in the town of Highland (County Bridge 77) and for a state-funded Bridge New York project to replace Bridge 82 in Forestburgh. The county plans a mix of spot repairs, overlays and preventative treatments: about 75 miles of contract striping, roughly 36 miles of chip sealing, 24 miles of crack sealing and approximately 354 miles of contract paving (as stated during the meeting).

Public works staff also said they intend to install roughly 20,000 feet of guide rail next year and continue a two-step approach of spot repairs followed by full overlays to let repairs settle. The airport terminal is enclosed and undergoing interior work; staff explained the county operates two aviation fuel trucks (a 3,000-gallon backup and a 5,000-gallon truck) and that trained personnel from an on-site organization sometimes operate the smaller truck during out-of-hours fueling.

On solid waste, staff reported continued use of Seneca Meadows under a one-year contract and said the county will likely issue bids in the next three to four months for longer-term arrangements (pending DEC permits and vendor responses). Cardboard prices and single-stream recycling rates were updated: staff said cardboard is being paid at $75 per ton for January and that single-stream hauling rates and treatment vary by vendor and month. The county has submitted updates to an O&M manual required by a DEC order on consent and expects a response, staff said.

Staff acknowledged one DEC litter violation at the landfill load-out area, noting snow and thaw conditions prevented routine litter cleanup when inspectors visited. The county also plans to expand paint-collection bins to transfer stations, cited as a recent DEC approval permitting expansion.

Several public commenters used the meeting to press unrelated facility concerns. A speaker who identified herself as a family council member at the county care center said the facility's second-floor meeting room was unheated and urged faster replacement of aging heating and air-conditioning units serving residents, visitors and staff. Building maintenance staff later told the committee they are replacing units they know have failed and that funding constraints limit immediate full replacement of all decades-old room units; Ryan Brown (staff contact referenced in the meeting) offered a phone number to report additional nonworking units so maintenance can prioritize repairs.

Operational updates also included fleet modernization: purchase and decals for new vehicles, roll-off trucks and plow trucks; an equipment auction that yielded about $44,000; and sign-shop work to implement a county domain change on vehicles.

The committee heard about composting grant work and a potential local composting partner not yet DEC-permitted, and staff said they will pursue permitting and grants to expand organics processing. Staff asked the committee to authorize a municipal cleanup program at current tonnage levels; they also reported that solid-waste applications and permit bond checks are being processed by the treasurer.

Ending: Committee members agreed to discuss several pending resolutions, including bridge and airport agreements, at the executive committee; staff will return with contract details, funding shares and draft agreements as those items progress.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Sullivan County - Public Works Committee on 2025-01-16 10:30 AM - Jan 16, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Sullivan County public works staff told the Public Works Committee on Tuesday they are finishing this year's contracts and are planning several major projects for next year, including bridge replacements, contract paving, and airport infrastructure work.","taxTitle","Sullivan County, New York","taxId",14534,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6672571,"Public commenters, Ulster officials and Sullivan legislators spar over proposed Ulster landfill; resolution sent to executive committee",3514,547000,4061000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2121915-6830c1e42bd37b6123fe86f7e0b50fbe&start=547&end=4061","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2121915-6830c1e42bd37b6123fe86f7e0b50fbe/thumbnail_547000.jpg","/articles/6672571/Sullivan-County/New-York/Public-commenters-Ulster-officials-and-Sullivan-legislators-spar-over-proposed-Ulster-landfill-resolution-sent-to-executive-committee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6672571-d4c2ae5723d1cf932bfc611d57208f54/orig.mp4?Expires=1771142453&Signature=G~7gQNga66ssgLRksZ9pGAdL9kUzKnAZQobhLk5Az0O73dyeVHGj1a1UF0vzEuM-~aHyvCAhPivmGC0iKtVFLGTy0axe9tg0AGc3-P8h5NZR0-8jjiQ~mVRgEXkC2CFeklWZaIe~ODiAh~ZBwvOf9y4ABTTj-NjZD4VcCEi2IPBHlZuWFqH~hWYc1GjmBRjpe57nP1HTNS1Xm7aa0JX1HmSLBROXdIpJlcm80mGOKtYpLsYTkciRrJaKc3vmZvgJgBv2CXI2KcKdFQB7PDrKJfibbOjqXWMe-RdOAvXcBPd~1VCubrno~eoNCQkk7KzzUaJamxOd-y-gT5fwurZtdQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sullivan County Public Works Committee members heard extended public and expert testimony Tuesday on a proposed landfill in neighboring Ulster County and moved a local resolution to the county executive committee for further review.

The discussion drew residents, Ulster County officials and Sullivan legislators who disagreed on whether the landfill site should be opposed outright, whether regional cooperation was a better path and how local waste-to-energy options should factor into planning.

The matter drew sustained public comment because speakers said the proposed Ulster County site is near the Sullivan border and would affect water, traffic and local tourism. Rebecca Kreshkoff, a resident who identified herself as living in the town of Calacun, told the committee the draft resolution used language she considered inaccurate about hydrology and soil studies and urged careful review. \"How do you know? That's an unsupported statement,\" Kreshkoff said during public comment.

Other residents raised similar objections. Poppy Cannon Reese said she and neighbors collected 593 petition signatures opposing the landfill, described repeated guardrail damage and said the site would harm property values and quality of life for second-home owners and seasonal tourists. \"This is not the right location,\" she said.

Ulster County officials urged regional cooperation rather than adversarial resolutions. Mark Ryder, executive director of the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency, said Seneca Meadows and other landfills face capacity and permitting limits and that solid-waste options are narrowing statewide. Ryder described ongoing efforts at reuse and diversion and cautioned that both landfills and combustible waste-to-energy facilities are \"disfavored\" by New York's climate and waste plans. \"We need to work on regional solutions,\" he said.

Kevin Roberts, minority leader of the Ulster County Legislature, said neighboring counties had previously passed resolutions opposing landfill siting near their borders and that taking a stand was appropriate. \"When that landfill, if it's built, you will be able to see that from Sullivan County,\" Roberts said.

Sullivan County legislators expressed mixed views on the draft. Legislator Terry Bernardo said she introduced the resolution because residents in border towns including Wawarsing oppose a landfill in Ulster and that the county should speak against the proposal. Other legislators urged amending or softening the text, seeking more study, or pursuing collaborative regional planning with Ulster rather than an oppositional posture. Committee Chair Joe Perillo said the language might be reworded and that the measure could be discussed further before final action.

After debate, the committee agreed not to vote on a final opposition motion and instead referred the resolution (and related resolutions) to the legislature's executive committee for additional review and revision. Committee members said referral would allow staff to work with legislators on clarifying language and gather more technical information about environmental impacts and alternative solutions.

Speakers and commenters urged alternatives including intensified recycling, regional composting, and reuse-innovation centers. Several speakers warned against waste-to-energy incineration, citing concerns about air pollution and \"forever chemicals,\" while others said modern engineered landfills incorporate leachate collection and treatment systems.

The committee did not adopt a final policy position at the meeting and directed further analysis and possible wording changes before returning a proposal to the full legislature or to a future committee meeting.

Ending: The committee's referral means the county has not taken a final position; the executive committee will review the draft resolution, technical studies and public comments before any formal vote is scheduled.","Sullivan County Public Works Committee members heard extended public and expert testimony Tuesday on a proposed landfill in neighboring Ulster County and moved a local resolution to the county executive committee for further review.","actionData","errors"]

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Sullivan County public works reports bridge and paving plans, airport fuel logistics and solid-waste operations; residents press care center HVAC concerns

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