064.98
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT
FOR COLLECTION AND DELIVERY OF
SOLID WASTE RECYCLABLES
RESOLUTION NO. 64.98
INTRODUCED BY: MR. RICHARD MERRILL
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: MR. DOUGLAS IRISH
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 470.97, the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury awarded
the bid for the furnishing of all labor, material and equipment necessary for the collection of solid waste
that will be compacted at the Town of Queensbury Transfer Stations located off Ridge and Luzerne
Roads in the Town of Queensbury and transferring or delivering said solid waste to the Adirondack
Resource Recovery Facility located at River Street, Hudson Falls, New York, to Waste Management
and an agreement was entered into between the Town and Waste Management, and
WHEREAS, recyclables were to be hauled and disposed of by Warren County, but Warren
County will no longer haul away and dispose of recyclable materials for the Town of Queensbury, and
WHEREAS, based on the experience of James T. Coughlin, Solid Waste Facilities Operator’s
experience, the expected cost for such service is expected to total far less than $20,000 for 1998, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Coughlin, after due investigation, has recommended that the Town of
Queensbury enter into such an agreement for 1998 to provide for the collection of recyclables, as and
when collected at the Town of Queensbury Transfer Stations located off Ridge and Luzerne Roads in
the Town of Queensbury and disposing of such recyclables by delivering them to a location that
accepts such recyclable materials that is approved by the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation, and
WHEREAS, Waste Management desires to enter into an agreement to provide for the
collection and disposal of recyclables, and
WHEREAS, an agreement is presented at this meeting and is in form approved by Town
Counsel,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury, Warren County, New York,
hereby approves of the Recyclable Agreement presented at this meeting between the Town of
Queensbury and Waste Management providing for the collection and disposal of recyclables and the
payment to Waste management of $72.00 per collection and disposal and hereby authorizes and directs
the Town Supervisor to execute the Recyclable Agreement.
Duly adopted this 9th day of February, 1998, by the following vote:
Mr. Turner, Mr. Irish, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Merrill, Mr. Champagne
AYES :
NOES : None
ABSENT: None
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