Westville Gives Okay to Recycle Bank
By Sara Martino
Recycle BANK received the go-ahead to bring their recycling incentive program to the borough. Mayor William Packer and members of council approved an agreement with company during the Wednesday, September 27 work session.
The governing body agreed with Donna Domico, Public Works Manager that the system would be beneficial to the residents and would help increase the amount of recycling thereby lessening the loads to go to the incinerator.
According to the Recycle BANK literature, rewards will be given to residents depending on the amount of paper, cardboard, cans, glass, etc. that is placed in the container that will be provided free by the company. Domico said some arrangements still have to be worked our such as the contacting of restaurant and shops that would be involved in the rebate rewards to the homeowners.
“Borough trucks would have to be refitted to pick up and weigh the containers,” she said. The containers vary in size, from 35, 64, or 96 gallons and will have a barcode that would be read to show the amount of recycling within.
Recycle BANK will provide a comprehensive community outreach program that will support a focus on the environment. The company will have a web site available to residents to view their accounts to see what they recycled and how many Recycle BANK dollars they earned to shop at participating stores. Domico is hoping for the program to begin early next year.
In other business, council passed an ordinance on first reading approving the redevelopment plan for the Big Timber redevelopment area as previously found by the borough to be an area in need of redevelopment.
The ordinance was approved in a roll call vote of 5 to 1 with Councilwoman Susan Rodgers voting “no,” as she also voted in a previous session on the same subject of the redevelopment plan. A public hearing on the ordinance will take place next month.
Council discussed a communication from the Borough of Clayton regarding the extension of a proposed PATCO train service to Clayton. “I would like to ensure that if possible, our borough would be included in any train station stops if the service becomes a reality,” said Council president Michael Galbraith.
