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CHESTERLAND NEWS Wednesday, December 11, 2019
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Glass Recycling Reinstated in Russell as of Jan. 1 By Ann Wishart ann@geaugamapleleaf.com
Although Russell Township Trustees are anxious to see glass recycling reinstated, they delayed signing a contract Nov. 20 until termination conditions are clarified. Trustee Jim Mueller said new Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste Management District Director Jennifer Jones assured him the contract between the district and Ohio Valley Waste Service Inc. of Youngstown locks in glass recycling starting Jan. 1, 2020. “She swears on a stack of Bibles
(glass recycling) is going to be in (the contract) and it’s going to be enforceable,” Mueller said. He said he talked to a previous director about the prohibition the GTSWMD put on depositing any type of glass in the district’s bins at various locations around the county in mid-2018. The reason given was the district was losing money on every load of glass, so the hauler ceased collecting it, he said. When Mueller investigated further, he said he found the contract was not enforceable because of in-
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sufficient bonding. When contacted by phone, Jones said the district board voted Nov. 26 to approve the contract with OVWSI for three and a half years. Jones “Glass will be accepted at all drop-off sites as of Jan. 1,” she said, adding there are limits on what the hauler will pick up. “We still don’t accept children’s toys,” she said. The contract between the district and OVWSI costs the district about $1.7 million over three and a
half years, Jones said. Jones, who has been district director for about seven weeks, also said the district has leased land on Merritt Road from Geauga County to build a 8,280-square-foot collection facility for household waste such as electronics, fluorescent light bulbs, lawn care products, propane tanks, paint and petroleum products. Weather permitting, the district is planning to break ground in February and open in June 2020, Jones said.
Vote Recount Confirms Port Win in Russell Trustee Race By Ann Wishart ann@geaugamapleleaf.com
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West Geauga’s Peyton Bissler, above dribbling, scored 22 points in the Wolverines 56-50 win against Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Dec. 3 in the season opener. Josh Irwin added 20 points and 14 rebounds, and Cam Rogel had six points and 10 rebounds.
Kristina Port held on to her one-vote victory after the Geauga County Board of Elections did a recount Dec. 2, officially making her a Russell Township trustee in January. The recount showed Port tallied 589 votes in the Nov. 5 general election while incumbent Trust- Port ee Justin Madden received 588 votes. That tally did not change from the Nov. 5 official final vote count, elections board Deputy Director Dorothy Stange said Dec. 2. Port said she and a team of volunteers distributed election literature in the residential developments around the township. More than 60 voters did not pick a candidate for township trustee in the November election. Madden Port said she is aware some people only will vote on issues unless they recognize a candidate’s name on the ballot, so getting her name and message out was vital to winning. During her campaign, Port focused on updating a plan for township growth and on resolving the concerns some residents have over control See Russell • Page 5
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