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Gob pile reclaimers given another year to haul away waste coal
WAYNESBURG - Greene County commissioners agreed at their meeting Thursday to give a cleanup company another year to dispose of the gob pile at the former Crucible Mine.
Mather Recovery Systems has been hauling the waste coal away from the site for the past 18 months or so. The company pays the county for the privilege because it sells the coal for power generation and other uses.
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The county obtained the 29-acre riverfront property through Consol Energy, which gave the land as part of the acquisition for the Greene River Trail, a bicycle and walking trail in northeastern Greene County.
An affiliate of Mather Recovery Systems, Crucible Cleanup Co. reclaimed part of the site, and in 2004, the state Department of Environmental Protection took temporary control of the site to demolish the abandoned mine buildings there.
In another matter, commissioners adopted the 2009 budget, which includes $14.4 million in expenses but holds the property tax rate steady at 6.42 mills.
Commissioners also agreed to accept a $4.9 million tax anticipation note from Community Bank. The county will pay 2.9 percent interest for the loan.
Before adjourning, commissioners:
n Approved a 15-year lease with the Federal Aviation Administration for visual approach equipment to help pilots land at the airport. The equipment comes at no cost to the county.
n Approved an agreement with Butler County for the housing of inmates at Greene County Jail. Butler County has been sending inmates to the local jail for several years. It was previously a verbal agreement between the counties, but Butler officials recently requested a written pact, so local officials complied.
n Appointed numerous people to various boards. Laurel Ziemba, Andrew Corfont, Debbie Mack and Robbie Matesic will serve on the tourism board. Jerome Bartley was reappointed to the Industrial Development Authority. Larry Marshall was reappointed to the fair board. T. Reed Kiger and John Mariner will serve on the tax abatement board. Alfred Burns and Francis Minor will serve on the planning commission.
At the county salary board meeting, board members made several personnel changes.
Hired were Lucas Peterson, housing specialist in economic development, at a salary of $33,000 a year; Leslie L. Mylan, assistant public defender, at a salary of $36,500 a year; Shawn McManis, custodial worker for recreation, at a rate of $8.27 an hour; and Ivan C. Moore, second deputy clerk of courts, at a rate of $10.62 an hour.
The salary board approved the furlough of Meghan Ricciuti, social service aide in Human Services, because of budget cutbacks from the state.
