Waterford Borough Special Meeting
November 4, 2013
A special meeting was held for the purpose of meeting with Erie County Recycling and Waste
Management concerning recycling issues at the recycling site in the borough. The meeting was
called to order by President William Strohmeyer at the Waterford Municipal Building at 5:30
P.M.
Council Members Present: Gary Brown, Barry Pugh, Karen Molitor, Marian Burge, Jason Jack,
William Strohmeyer, Eric Keiser.
Visitors: Ken Thomas, Hazel Thomas, Doris Becker, Stephanie Cox, Mary Powell, Darlene
Powell, Chris Kimmy, Kevin Gardener.
Don Blakesley, of Erie County Recycling asked for solutions to prevent waste from being
deposited to the bins. There is commercial use which is not permitted. Also, there is about
70% recyclables being deposited and 30% trash and non-recyclables.
Suggestions:
 Signs: For Residential Use Only
 Different style of cans, change location of cans
 There needs to be a joint effort between townships surrounding the borough to educate
the residents and commercial entities about recycling.
 Incentive based program is possibility offering discount for recycling to businesses
 Waterford Township could host recycling program.
 Public announcements need to be county wide.
Fixing this problem will be an on-going process. Waste Management will submit price of curb
side recycling for the borough.
Meeting adjourned 6:30 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Janet M Parke, Secretary
Waterford Borough