CURWENSVILLE – Curwensville Borough Council heard about a proposed landfill and the truck traffic that comes with it on Monday night and took no action when a motion was made to in support of opposing it.
Clearfield County Commissioner Joan Robinson-McMillen spoke to council at the request of Mark Curulla, council president.
She said that during the local municipal involvement process meeting concerning the proposed Chest Township landfill those gathered learned that about 90 percent of the trucks would make their way through Curwensville on their way to the landfill.
“Curwensville will be affected as much if not more than Clearfield,” said McMillen, who noted that the traffic would come directly through Curwensville.
The commissioners have voiced their opposition to the proposed landfill, citing that it against the county’s comprehensive plan and the negative environmental impacts it could have, among other reasons.
“We need to keep fighting it,” said McMillen.
“We don’t need that truck traffic,” said Curulla. He added that adding that traffic with the traffic of the proposed Sunnyside Ethanol plant in Curwensville would tie up the roads in Curwensville.
Curulla proposed a letter to the commissioners noting the borough’s objection to the potential environmental impact the truck traffic might have.
Members of council initially discussed the matter in June.
Council member Sam Ettaro noted that someone going to Curwensville Lake would not know the difference between a waste truck or an ethanol plant truck.
Ettaro, known for his views against landfills, also has concerns about the proposed ethanol plant in Curwensville.
Ettaro made the motion on Curulla’s recommendation regarding the waste trucks. The motion died for a lack of a second.
“So we’re not going to oppose this (landfill truck traffic) as a community,” asked Ettaro after the motion died.
On Tuesday, McMillen expressed her disappointment in Curwensville Borough’s inaction.
“I’m disappointed that they didn’t support opposition to the landfill traffic,” said McMillen.