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Week in review
Mar 11, 2013 5:35 am
Some of the stories that made the news, March 8 to 11:
John Mason reported in the Register Star the Ghent Planning Board continued its review of TCI’s application to rebuild last week. The transformer recycler's facility was destroyed in an Aug. 1 fire. An environmental attorney retained by the town to assist in the TCI matter, disputed the company's description of its business as light industrial, and suggested the company may need additional permits. According to TCI's application to the state Department of Environmental Conservation, TCI was selling large quantities of mineral oil with PCBs inside. The attorney said there were trucking operations on site, as well as storage of transformers and other large pieces of equipment outdoors. “We’ve cooperated from the beginning,” said TCI President and co-owner Brian Hemlock. Hemlock told the board, “At no time were PCBs processed on our property. We don’t have 17 trucks; we have two trucks. We have numerous trailers.” Read the full story in the Register Star.
W. T. Eckert reported in The Daily Mail on the ongoing discussions in Greene County focused on the consolidation of paramedics and town ambulance into a single unified service. Greene County Emergency Medical Systems, Inc. President Mark Evans discussed the subject with lawmakers last week. Evans said it is time to study consolidation. He is now concerned town ambulance companies will begin to pull out of the system. “I’m not saying...we are going to just wipe out all of the town ambulances. Not at all,” Evans told lawmakers. Rural Health Network has offered to support a study, Evans said. That study will seek a variety of data including, the amount billed for ambulance services in the county, the amount collected, and the number of ambulances, EMTs and paramedics countywide. Evans anticipates a presentation on the findings in mid- to late summer. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.
The Daily Freeman reported the State Labor Department reported last week both Greene and Columbia counties experienced job growth during the 12-month period that ended in January. Columbia County had the most job growth in the Mid-Hudson/Catskill region, at 3.3 percent. Greene County jobs grew by .9 percent. Job growth was generally up region-wide during the period. The one exception was Sullivan County, which saw a decrease. Educational and health services continue to be the region’s leading job generator. The sector has grown year to year, added 4,300 jobs for the strongest January growth in three years. Read the full story in the Daily Freeman.
John Mason reported in the Register Star the Ghent Planning Board continued its review of TCI’s application to rebuild last week. The transformer recycler's facility was destroyed in an Aug. 1 fire. An environmental attorney retained by the town to assist in the TCI matter, disputed the company's description of its business as light industrial, and suggested the company may need additional permits. According to TCI's application to the state Department of Environmental Conservation, TCI was selling large quantities of mineral oil with PCBs inside. The attorney said there were trucking operations on site, as well as storage of transformers and other large pieces of equipment outdoors. “We’ve cooperated from the beginning,” said TCI President and co-owner Brian Hemlock. Hemlock told the board, “At no time were PCBs processed on our property. We don’t have 17 trucks; we have two trucks. We have numerous trailers.” Read the full story in the Register Star.
W. T. Eckert reported in The Daily Mail on the ongoing discussions in Greene County focused on the consolidation of paramedics and town ambulance into a single unified service. Greene County Emergency Medical Systems, Inc. President Mark Evans discussed the subject with lawmakers last week. Evans said it is time to study consolidation. He is now concerned town ambulance companies will begin to pull out of the system. “I’m not saying...we are going to just wipe out all of the town ambulances. Not at all,” Evans told lawmakers. Rural Health Network has offered to support a study, Evans said. That study will seek a variety of data including, the amount billed for ambulance services in the county, the amount collected, and the number of ambulances, EMTs and paramedics countywide. Evans anticipates a presentation on the findings in mid- to late summer. Read the full story in The Daily Mail.
The Daily Freeman reported the State Labor Department reported last week both Greene and Columbia counties experienced job growth during the 12-month period that ended in January. Columbia County had the most job growth in the Mid-Hudson/Catskill region, at 3.3 percent. Greene County jobs grew by .9 percent. Job growth was generally up region-wide during the period. The one exception was Sullivan County, which saw a decrease. Educational and health services continue to be the region’s leading job generator. The sector has grown year to year, added 4,300 jobs for the strongest January growth in three years. Read the full story in the Daily Freeman.