To the Editor:
I respectfully oppose the transfer station moving to Petersburgh. Priscilla and I are very happy with the Berlin/Petersburgh situation and wish it to continue. Having used it since its inception, we have found it to be convenient, economical and have found the staff highly professional and helpful.
Although we do not have the figures to prove it, it seems to us that simple math would dictate that the present solution is far more economical than splitting the collection up into two units, each of which has its own overhead. Furthermore, we shudder at the thought of turning the “downtown” Petersburgh area into a garbage facility.
Furthermore, splitting the collection up into two when one was working just fine goes against the recent State of New York push to consolidate facilities whenever possible. There is a reason for that policy – namely to save taxpayers money.
We have seen the figures as put forth in The Eastwick Press by our [Petersburgh Town] Supervisor. Although we do not doubt his sincerity, we are hesitant to exclusively rely on them and would certainly not want to move for change without an independent audit and assessment of costs and benefits.
In short, we believe that the present proposals for change are solutions to a non-existent problem and should not be adopted.
Respectfully,
Barton McLean
Coon Brook Road , Petersburgh