ALTERNATE TRUCK ROUTES TO THE LANDFILL (MAP)
July 14, 2014
On June 25, local residents, town and village officials, and representatives from Herkimer-Oneida Counties Transportation Study (HOCTS) and Barton & Loguidice attended a public information meeting concerning the issue of increased garbage truck traffic through the Village of Boonville to the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste’s Authority landfill on Route 294 in Ava.
Concerned about the daily travel of large garbage trucks on village streets, town and village leaders appointed HOCTS to study several alternative routes that would possibly decrease or eliminate landfill related truck traffic through the village.
According to ACAL’s website, conserveruraltowns.org, the “Ava Landfill Timeline” references early discussions between the Solid Waste Authority (SWA) and Boonville town and village officials regarding a bypass route, as reported by the Daily Sentinel in January 1998:
Although it is not part of the proposed transportation plan, OHSWA continues to be interested in working with town and village of Boonville officials on the potential future development of a bypass road. If a permit to construct a landfill is obtained for site WLE-5 East and local officials request a bypass route, the SWA would be willing to provide all of the financing and to conduct all of the necessary environmental and engineering studies for that route. Selection of any bypass route would reflect the mutual agreement of local officials and the SWA.
Contrary to the discussions from sixteen years ago, when the landfill permit was granted in 2004, no mention of a bypass route was included in the Environmental Impact Statement. Additionally, during the Department of Environment Conservation (DEC) public hearings during the landfill siting process in 2000, it was determined by Judge Buhrmaster that truck traffic was not an issue to be ruled on, and that all traffic concerns would be handled by the Department of Transportation (DOT).
Instead of a bypass route, alternate routes to the landfill were identified in the Environmental Impact Statement, clearly stating that garbage truck travel through Boonville village would be only one of several route options to the landfill from the Utica/Rome areas. A map of those alternative routes, currently in existence, are posted on ACAL’s website.
Since Barton & Loguidice authored the landfill’s Environmental Impact Statement, and believed the existing alternative routes would relieve truck traffic through the village a decade ago, why do they feel a bypass route is needed now?
Local residents and officials are all asking the same questions: How many garbage trucks are traveling through the village on any given day? If there are alternative routes already in place, why are they not being used? If garbage trucks are being rerouted during Boonville special events, such as fair week and Woodsmen’s Field Days, why are they not be rerouted during peak bus travel times?
The following information was provided from a 2005 SWA newsletter:
An important aspect of Adirondack Communities Advisory League (ACAL) mission is "to disseminate information promoting conservation practices; to maintain and make available to the public materials on conservation and allied subjects; to stimulate, encourage and educate the public on the use of conservation practices in that region". The following articles of "ACAL News" seek to achieve this goal.
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The ACAL Environmental Scholarship is dedicated to the Adirondack community, ACAL founding members and military Veterans, whose devotion to the environment continues to inspire future generations.
ACAL CHAIRMAN PRESENTS 2014 ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
June 30, 2014
BOONVILLE, NY – Adirondack Communities Advisory League (ACAL) Chairman Ian Klingbail presented the group’s annual environmental scholarship award on June 5 during the Adirondack Central School’s Awards Ceremony. The scholarship, which is given to a graduating senior who plans to continue education in a field closely related to the environment, is awarded to the selected individual who has successfully completed a required essay and personal interview.
Thanks to the efforts of the ACAL Board of Directors, the Scholarship Committee - in partnership with Adirondack Central School staff - and the local community, ACAL is most pleased to announce, that due to extraordinary circumstances, there was a tie this year. As a result, ACAL decided it was most appropriate to award each student a scholarship certificate and check for $1,000.
This year’s scholarship winners are Emily Rundle of Ava, and Zachary Perini of Boonville. Emily wrote a compelling essay and seriously works to reduce her carbon footprint by recycling and reusing products whenever she can. She will be attending SUNY Oswego in the fall and is majoring in biology. Zachary’s essay expressed his passion for the environment and his desire to make a difference in the community. He will be attending SUNY Cobleskill in the fall and plans to major in horticulture.
Congratulations, Emily and Zachary!
ACAL CHAIRMAN PRESENTS ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD TO ACS SENIOR
July 10, 2013
Adirondack Communities Advisory League (ACAL) Chairman Ian Klingbail presented the group’s annual environmental scholarship award on June 6 during the Adirondack Central School’s Awards Ceremony. The scholarship, which is given to a graduating senior who plans to continue education in a field closely related to the environment, is awarded to the selected individual who has successfully completed a required essay and personal interview.
ACAL is a local grassroots, non-profit environmental organization that consists of 100% volunteer membership. Founded in 1993 to stop the siting and construction of a controversial landfill, originally slated to be built in the Veterans’ Memorial Forest on Rt. 294, ACAL members, local citizens and veterans worked diligently with environmental scientists, experts and attorneys for over ten years. Although ACAL could not stop the heavily funded public authority from building a landfill in the small rural town of Ava, it did succeed in stopping the landfill from being built in the adjoining Veterans’ Memorial Forest.
With dedicated commitment, ACAL and local citizens continue to work to protect the areas’ water, land, air and wildlife. Through its mission to conserve the environment in the Southern Tug Hill Region, the creation and sustainability of the Adirondack Communities Advisory League Environmental Scholarship has been and will continue to be a priority for ACAL. This scholarship is dedicated to the Adirondack community, ACAL founding members and military Veterans, whose devotion to the environment continues to inspire future generations.
Thanks to the efforts of the Board of Directors, the Scholarship Committee in partnership with Adirondack Central School staff, and the local community for supporting annual fund raising events, ACAL is most pleased to announce this year’s scholarship award certificate and check for $1,000 has been presented to Melissa Cole - in recognition of her personal commitment to conserve the environment. Melissa will be attending SUNY Potsdam in the fall and is majoring in chemistry. Congratulations, Melissa!
ACAL CHAIRMAN PRESENTS ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD TO ACS SENIOR
July 10, 2013
Adirondack Communities Advisory League (ACAL) Chairman Ian Klingbail presented the group’s annual environmental scholarship award on June 6 during the Adirondack Central School’s Awards Ceremony. The scholarship, which is given to a graduating senior who plans to continue education in a field closely related to the environment, is awarded to the selected individual who has successfully completed a required essay and personal interview.
ACAL is a local grassroots, non-profit environmental organization that consists of 100% volunteer membership. Founded in 1993 to stop the siting and construction of a controversial landfill, originally slated to be built in the Veterans’ Memorial Forest on Rt. 294, ACAL members, local citizens and veterans worked diligently with environmental scientists, experts and attorneys for over ten years. Although ACAL could not stop the heavily funded public authority from building a landfill in the small rural town of Ava, it did succeed in stopping the landfill from being built in the adjoining Veterans’ Memorial Forest.
With dedicated commitment, ACAL and local citizens continue to work to protect the areas’ water, land, air and wildlife. Through its mission to conserve the environment in the Southern Tug Hill Region, the creation and sustainability of the Adirondack Communities Advisory League Environmental Scholarship has been and will continue to be a priority for ACAL. This scholarship is dedicated to the Adirondack community, ACAL founding members and military Veterans, whose devotion to the environment continues to inspire future generations.
Thanks to the efforts of the Board of Directors, the Scholarship Committee in partnership with Adirondack Central School staff, and the local community for supporting annual fund raising events, ACAL is most pleased to announce this year’s scholarship award certificate and check for $1,000 has been presented to Melissa Cole - in recognition of her personal commitment to conserve the environment. Melissa will be attending SUNY Potsdam in the fall and is majoring in chemistry.
ACAL Scholarship recipient Melissa Cole and Chairman Ian Klingbail
Congratulations, Melissa!
ACAL CHAIRMAN PRESENTS ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
June 21, 2012
BOONVILLE, NY – Adirondack Communities Advisory League (ACAL) Chairman Ian Klingbail presented the group’s first environmental scholarship award on June 7 during the Adirondack Central School’s Awards Ceremony. The scholarship, which is given to a graduating senior who plans to continue his/her education in a field closely related to the environment, is awarded to the selected individual who has successfully completed a required essay and personal interview.
ACAL is a local grassroots, non-profit environmental organization that consists of 100% volunteer membership. Founded in 1993 to stop the siting and construction of a controversial landfill, originally slated to be built in the Veterans’ Memorial Forest on Rt. 294, ACAL members, local citizens and veterans worked diligently with environmental scientists, experts and attorneys for over ten years. Unfortunately, ACAL could not stop the heavily funded public authority from building a landfill in the small rural town of Ava, however, ACAL did succeed in stopping the landfill from being built in the Veterans’ Memorial Forest.
With dedicated commitment to the local environment, ACAL and local citizens have continued to work to protect the areas’ water, land, air and wildlife. In accordance with the provisions of the Clean Water Act, which permit citizens to enforce that law, ACAL filed a legal complaint against the Authority in 2006 for violating the Clean Water Act in 2005, when thousands of gallons of mud and debris flowed into nearby Moose Creek during construction of the Authority’s Ava landfill facility. In December 2010 the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Management Authority agreed to settle the Clean Water Act lawsuit with ACAL. The settlement included a reimbursement payment by the Authority to ACAL in the amount of $65,000.00.
In efforts to continue its mission to conserve the environment in the Southern Tug Hill Region, the creation of an environmental scholarship program with Adirondack Central School has been a priority for ACAL. Thanks to the efforts of the Board of Directors, the Scholarship Committee in partnership with Adirondack Central School staff, and the local community for supporting annual fund raising events, 2012 marks the inaugural year of Adirondack Communities Advisory League Environmental Scholarship. This scholarship is dedicated to the Adirondack community, ACAL founding members and military Veterans, whose devotion to the environment continues to inspire future generations.
ACAL is most pleased to announce this year’s scholarship award certificate and check for $1,000 has been presented to Nicole Latvis - in recognition of her personal commitment to conserve the environment. Nicole will be attending SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry in the fall and majoring in environmental science. Congratulations, Nicole!
Congratulations, Nicole!
1st row - ACAL scholarship award winner Nicole Latvis, her mom Nancy and ACAL treasurer Donna O'Donnell
2nd row - Board member Sylvia Zeigler, ACAL secretary Kathy Mathis, ACAL Chairman Ian Klingbail, Assistant treasurer Jean Kent, Vice Chairwoman Jacki Chamberlain, Board members Mary Ann McGrath and Kathy Crofoot. Missing from photo, board members David Mathis and John Sterzinar.
Photo taken at the O'Donnell Camp on the Black River during ACAL's Annual Meeting and Gathering on June 5, 2012. Nicole was the guest of honor.
ADIRONDACK COMMUNITIES ADVISORY LEAGUE OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATING SENIORS
March 16, 2012
Adirondack Communities Advisory League (ACAL) and its Board of Directors are pleased to announce the creation of an environmental scholarship program through Adirondack Central High School in Boonville, NY.
The purpose of the scholarship is to recognize a dedicated high school senior, who has demonstrated a commitment to the local environment through responsible conservation practices, good stewardship and community involvement, and further aid the recipient in achieving educational goals in environmental advocacy in the future.
The Adirondack Communities Advisory League Environmental Scholarship will be offered for the first time in 2012, and will consist of a $1,000 monetary award and certificate. The recipient’s name will also be engraved on a plaque and displayed in the high school.
High school seniors, who have been accepted to attend a college, university or trade school upon graduation, and major in biology, ecology, conservation, environmental science, environmental law, biodiversity, forestry, building science, alternative energy (solar, wind, geothermal), animal husbandry, horticulture, or similar program directly related to conservation, sustainability and/or the protection of the environment, are encouraged to apply. All eligible and interested candidates will need to submit a scholarship application and required essay to the Adirondack Central High School Guidance Office on or before April 15.
The annual Adirondack Communities Advisory League Environmental Scholarship is made possible through ongoing fund raising events, grants, and reimbursement funds from the Clean Water Act settlement. In creating the scholarship, ACAL honors its founding members, who worked passionately to protect the environment. With gratitude, ACAL is pleased to dedicate this scholarship to the Adirondack Community and our Veterans.
For more information, please contact the Adirondack Guidance Office, ACAL Chairman Ian Klingbail @ 315-942-2610, Vice Chairwoman Jacki Chamberlain @ 518-791-8061 or Board Member Kathy Crofoot @ 315-942-6074.