In a interview with the Lakewood Shopper newspaper (see below) Mayor Ray Coles was asked about the opposition from Lakewood residents to the waste transfer station at the DPW site. The mayor says that he lived in Staten Island and remembers the smell from the Fresh Kills garbage dump and would never allow something like that happen in Lakewood. He said he doesn't think anyone who lives there will notice any difference as it will be in a building it wont be baking in the sun or have seagulls flying over it. He said that "what people don't understand is that the garbage has been there all along".
Well, that is not accurate, since currently the trucks don't bring the garbage back to the DPW but go to the dump in Manchester to unload and resume to pick up. The new transfer station will have 300 tons of Lakewood garbage emptied out at the transfer station to be loaded on semi trailers that will transport it to the dump in Manchester. sometimes trucks are parked overnight loaded with garbage. A petition by neighboring communities was launched to stop the transfer station close 900 have signed up sign Here
The mayor did not address the noise and traffic concerns.
Last year ago a waste Transfer station was proposed at the Lakewood/Howell border and a public campaign was launched by locals residents and politicians to stop the Dump it it is still in litigation see general overview of Waste transfer facilities here
Lakewood shopper page 62 below
When a politician tells you something will not smell you know it stinks!!!
ReplyDeleteIf it is no big deal why not put it next to the homes of those that are approving it. Why should they care
ReplyDeleteWhy were the neighbors not notified about it what are they hiding
Other towns have private contractors picking up the garbage twice a week and property taxes are the same or cheaper than Lakewood. Why cant Lakewood outsource the trash to a private company who can transfer it a at private facility in a industrial zone. Is it that much cheaper to do it in house and putting a smelly garbage dump in front of a residential neighborhood
ReplyDeleteSimple Solution,buy or condemn a few acres just south of CoGen plant off Airport Rd,in Industrial park,along the Parkway,allows easy access for trucks and there are No Homes impacted
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea!
Delete"That guy! He tinks his shmutz don't stink!"
ReplyDeleteI love how he mentions in 30 years when all the new buildings start paying taxes our rate will go down
ReplyDeleteMayor Coles is a swell guy, I would love to go for coffe with and shoot the breeze.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, however, when it comes to municipal concerns, he has lost all credibility.
Notice The Lakewood Scoop has not reported a peep about the transfer station hmmmm wonder why
ReplyDeleteDuh obviously or there would not be a friendly ask the mayor column
DeleteNo. Our children and grandchildren will not benefit from the taxes bc they wont be living in Lakewood (and probably not us either!). We are being kickedbout byvthe NYers and chasidim.
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