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Staff reported they contacted the company that inspects and services county elevators and received preliminary cost estimates to refurbish elevator controls and pumps. “They were estimating between 3 and 400,000,” staff said when asked to provide a budget number; the estimate described was for two elevators combined and staff said a formal bid process would be required for full replacement or extensive rehabilitation.

Staff also reported completing tie-ins for a new septic system and a water connection at the county airport, and said a GA-apron paving federal project will use a consultant for construction administration. The county’s share of that consultant contract was listed at $8,500 toward a project with a total cost cited as about $169,000.

Building maintenance items described included installation of DX cooling units at the Government Center Annex and Gladys Olmstead building, repair and temporary stabilization of a glass front door at one county facility, and a water tower replacement project planned for the Liberty Complex with site work expected to start soon.

A public commenter and others urged the county to address ADA access at the Adult Care Center entry and to move forward on long-overdue elevator repairs there and at other county facilities. “I am further pleased that that entryway in its entirety will be examined to make sure that is fully in compliance with ADA and Department of Health requirements,” a speaker who identified herself as a supporter of the facility said, praising staff for temporary repairs to the front door and for refilled maintenance positions.

Staff said the county will prepare procurement work for elevator rehabilitation and that more exact bids and scopes will follow a formal procurement process.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Sullivan County - Public Works Committee on 2025-04-10 9:30 AM - Apr 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Staff reported progress on multiple facility projects: elevator rehab cost estimates, DX cooling unit installations, retaining wall and gate work at transfer stations, and a planned ADA review of an Adult Care Center entryway.","taxTitle","Sullivan County, New York","taxId",14534,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6607777,"County says it will enforce flow-control law as hauler complains competitors are not recycling",0,2018000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2948001-dbdec7b70911de5d62c3b865871c157a&start=2018&end=2018","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2948001-dbdec7b70911de5d62c3b865871c157a/thumbnail_2018000.jpg","/articles/6607777/Sullivan-County/New-York/County-says-it-will-enforce-flow-control-law-as-hauler-complains-competitors-are-not-recycling","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607777-28c4c244a5c8b87435b4f48bcccd7457/orig.mp4?Expires=1771044218&Signature=QHcbgxZPe3Fh2myF8etJgFgZ0JzddgkRobskDPOUSxL3~lOXb4uKgMl2RewFn0m6lB9B1yIHqGPO39IaYNaPEEl38xlG-nxFKStVU7OtKSWQCWdv3hgNYs3e4ybmHX3MxW9kYJnxubOxJH9hdGzblH1VHk0NXHEnciVaFK6e-3T0K5MugjulT4LR3rd66lhX0-FOsNpNr6dH2F9gwXR27ALL3er9rwn0O7gaAsxNXSP-WfOcWjCTfIuwla0wHhSUDyimAIbjije2akTi93J6WShbJjgZZcNqlkpLKSvLlpBa5--pROq~BAzW4O-pICWoqBys25BfNc8NKBMxDCAllA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A Sullivan County hauler told the Public Works Committee he has documented competitors bringing waste without separating mandated single-stream recyclables, and urged the county to enforce its flow-control and recycling rules. County staff said they will move to enforce flow-control requirements and described near-term improvements at a transfer station.

“I sent an email on March 25…We didn't hear anything back so that's why we're here tonight,” the hauler, identified in the meeting transcript as Mr. Scott, said. He provided staff-compiled tipping information showing competitive haulers making multiple visits and dumping substantial tonnages, and asserted that some competitors are not recycling while charging lower fees. “We're the ones paying the bills…We're subsidizing these transfer stations,” he said, citing daily tipping reports and saying his company had tipped over 3,000 tons while certain competitors had far lower recycling tip numbers.

County solid-waste staff described enforcement plans and operational improvements. Staff said the county will verify that vendors received the county letter about flow-control enforcement and will fine and issue summonses to haulers who take county-collected waste out of county limits. “We are gonna be enforcing the flow control rules starting real soon…if you are taking garbage out of this county, we're gonna fine you and you're gonna get summonses,” a county legislator announced in the meeting while staff indicated follow-up would be required.

Staff also reported ongoing improvements at Western Transfer Station: the office now has electricity and a new office space; county staff said they expect to enable credit-card payments at that site within the month. Cardboard pricing was reported at about $75 per ton and single-stream recycling prices at about $51 per ton; staff noted trucking adds roughly $40 per ton in cost for the county when it hauls single-stream recyclables out for processing.

County staff described participation in the Mid-Hudson Materials Management Group to pursue alternatives to landfilling and reported they applied to the DEC Clean Sweep New York program to dispose of hazardous municipal waste at no cost to the county. Staff also described issues with one village (referred to as Atiers in the record) that lacks an insurance policy and therefore cannot receive an operating permit or participate in town cleanup tonnage allocations until insurance is provided.

Two public commenters with background in waste management urged the committee to treat waste as a resource and avoid incineration. “Waste is actually a resource…it's an opportunity,” said Eric Feinblatt, who identified himself as having long worked in waste management. Another commenter, Caroline Bailey, cautioned against waste incineration and noted emissions and energy inefficiency concerns.

The committee discussion recorded a commitment to follow up on enforcement and to provide further information to haulers and transfer-station stakeholders. Quotes used in this article are drawn from the public comment and staff reports in the meeting transcript.","A local hauler told the committee competitors are dumping unrecycled materials at county facilities; county staff said flow-control rules will be enforced and transfer station upgrades are underway.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6607782,"County details paving, crack-seal, striping and bridge projects; expects 70 miles of surface work",107,63000,170000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2948001-dbdec7b70911de5d62c3b865871c157a&start=63&end=170","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2948001-dbdec7b70911de5d62c3b865871c157a/thumbnail_63000.jpg","/articles/6607782/Sullivan-County/New-York/County-details-paving-crack-seal-striping-and-bridge-projects-expects-70-miles-of-surface-work","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607782-18bd6ddeb8b3a87ef1ed547cd4fa6b63/orig.mp4?Expires=1771044218&Signature=fAAN8aGPISP69iYV4XW43gzrIjv5b~O5XG943FV3iKMYdOSG3IE60ZYsnSNRdN~fz3nApaKPS5M~l2zREYkTr-TM9wbGBrfKsMEY4u~wZ2PC19GtXKeOJHpsSTBYz7IcSJbiOebmzk6ri~w7uylE-2UHPQ2xK0Dj9POHClUTOg~OTdRLhzZBya~VO9jh~ZL9TqAsWXslCRRzxTMBPKfvsuPiSAnEH1ivqE9Tk85NjoAfJ4y91gVxR-1ELIkRZMuknbN~-rWnOMNP-TeXaSgj-no2DDV~Pk-rx2VhAvLOQzub3G6OmJhZMPC-XIvc4ED9ck5G5N3Re10GOz-q6BLY5g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Public works staff told the Sullivan County Public Works Committee that crews and contractors will undertake roughly 70 miles of road surface work this season and begin several bridge repair projects.

“Contract paving…it's 34 miles,” Public Works staff said, adding that crack sealing and surface treating would cover another 36 miles. “So we're doing 70 miles, which is not bad for us,” the staff report stated.

Staff said the county ordered 13,000 tons of salt through the state OGS procurement process for next winter and expects suppliers to report final prices in August or September. Staff cautioned prices may rise after recent shortages.

Work scheduled or underway includes:
- Contract paving on Route 52/Fallsburg area (34 miles in contract).
- Crack sealing and surface treatment on about 36 miles; staff noted cold weather can make crack-seal materials harder to place but can sometimes allow more material to penetrate open cracks.
- Striping contract expanded to about 95 miles with an aim to finish contracted striping by July 4; county crews will finish remaining striping and assist towns that request it.
- Guide-rail procurement covering about 18,000 linear feet, discussed earlier as approximately $1.5 million in total; staff emphasized guide rail cost per linear mile can exceed paving costs per mile when measured by length.
- Bridge projects: kickoff for Beaverbrook bridge work; scour repair supported by NYSDOT funding for County Road 49 (Bridge 82) near Forestburg; Bridge 400 on Old Liberty Road to be slip-lined using a new material approach to fill annular space between old and new pipe, described as less expensive than full replacement.

“We're gonna try that this time. Still a lot cheaper than replacing these structures and digging up the road,” staff said about the slip-lining technique.

Staff also reported ongoing pothole and extreme-weather recovery work, tree work, and in-house guide-rail repairs following winter accidents. The county said it is completing striping camera installations on vehicles to document striping complaints (paint on cars, etc.).

The committee heard that CHIPS (state Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program) funding amounts remain uncertain pending the state budget; staff said the county asked for an increase but that the CHIPS allocation in proposed state budgets had been largely flat.

Quotes in this article come from Public Works staff comments in the meeting transcript.","Public works staff outlined plans to pave 34 miles, crack-seal or surface-treat 36 miles (70 miles total), expand striping to 95 miles, and begin multiple bridge repairs including a slip-lining technique for Bridge 400.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6607787,"Sullivan County public works committee approves resolutions 1–7 in single block vote",1,389000,390000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2948001-dbdec7b70911de5d62c3b865871c157a&start=389&end=390","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2948001-dbdec7b70911de5d62c3b865871c157a/thumbnail_389000.jpg","/articles/6607787/Sullivan-County/New-York/Sullivan-County-public-works-committee-approves-resolutions-17-in-single-block-vote","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607787-84b59f2528635d8de0f3f2a21339d9c1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771044218&Signature=Hsequpox0MvnE2QWTvTiCfY-jtkYCLXIoDhV65agtVe8wVxg1K463L8TladF~awuaCkIKWj7DkKC8asMDAief956zl2mCOlViAmO9qGz1hXg0osUAF0sFGThKp2nwX7HkzettZWl73l9TEE67g5gz8cBqDqMenjKwXr4G-~Jnm2eAHKZ3wNvwfQDfTguWucZYlZ0L3dCApfCZ81OhpoDOTFYY0dKTgvLc~pyiUvItjuFeuwrrMHyQvZRdQ1naidTlgEh4a2NG8kEdx2Uz1odl7ftoTPutOOg0k4jw2HMod3TDctYCKg66uVTDLmzkcy1OuuC0uH6HLO72ZgCmbhKOQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sullivan County Public Works Committee approved resolutions numbered 1 through 7 in a single block motion Tuesday, passing the package by a 5–0 vote.

The vote bundled items discussed earlier in the meeting, including a recommended debt write-off for a now-defunct sanitation firm, annual contracts for grounds maintenance, selection of prequalified consultants for state- and federally-funded design work, bridge work including slip-lining for County Bridge 400, a guide-rail contract and a revised completion date for an airport terminal project.

Committee member Terry Bernardo moved the motion to approve items 1–7 in a block; Brian McPhillips seconded. The motion passed with five members voting yes and no recorded no votes.

The resolutions as described in committee reports included a debt write-off tied to Clean Sweep Sanitation for approximately $66,157 (collection efforts unsuccessful), annual lawn-mowing contracts covering 13 county facilities, selection of a 15-firm prequalified consultant list for New York State DOT and FHWA-funded projects, and authorization of bridge work that includes a slip-lining technique for County Bridge 400. The guide-rail contract cited in reports covers about 18,000 linear feet and was described earlier in the meeting as costing roughly $1.5 million. A change to the airport terminal project’s completion date was also included, moving final completion into mid-June from May; the GA apron paving project was described with a total project cost of about $169,000 and a county share noted at $8,500.

Committee chair conducted the roll call immediately before the motion; members recorded present earlier in the meeting included Joe Perillo, Brian McPhillips, Louie Alvarez, Terry Bernardo and Amanda Ward. The committee set the passed resolutions to be processed per normal county procurement and contracting procedures.

Votes at a glance
- Resolutions 1–7 (block): Approved, 5–0. Motion: “Approve items 1–7 in a block.” Mover: Terry Bernardo; second: Brian McPhillips. Notes: package included debt write-off (Clean Sweep Sanitation), lawn mowing contracts, consultant prequalification for NYSDOT/FHWA, Bridge 400 slip-lining work, guide-rail contract, airport project date change, and related procurement actions. Specific ordinance or resolution numbers were not specified in the meeting record.

The committee adjourned following the recorded vote and other routine business.","The Public Works Committee voted 5–0 to adopt resolutions grouped as items 1–7, covering debt write-off, contracts for lawn mowing and consultants, bridge work and an airport schedule change.","actionData","errors"]

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