Yesterday, Senator Robert Jubelirer, Representative Larry Sather and Tyrone Mayor Pat Stoner voiced their opinions on the decision made Monday evening by Tyrone Borough Council to grant two million gallons daily in sewage capacity to Team Ten LLC, not the three million previously held by Westvaco Corporation.
\nThe reaction continues to filter from Pennsylvania Avenue to the Pennsylvania state capitol building.
\n\u201cI haven\u2019t heard directly from the mayor or any Tyrone borough officials,\u201d said David Atkinson, chief of staff for Senator Robert Jubelirer. \u201cI have heard indirectly that the council will be sticking to their guns on this issue.\u201d
\nAtkinson and other staff of the senator have fielded many calls concerning Monday night\u2019s decision.
\n\u201cFrom the reaction we are getting from the people, this is the most incredibly self-destructive economic actions ever seen,\u201d said Atkinson. \u201cWe are going to explore every option to resolve this.\u201d
\nWhile the issue is being worked on, more than 1,600 people who have applied to fill the 170 jobs are waiting.
\n\u201cWe have put the interviews and physicals on hold,\u201d said John Ferner, Team Ten LLC president. \u201cWe are uncertain if we are going to go forward with the project if this issue isn\u2019t resolved.\u201d
\nWhen asked if he has heard any reaction positive or negative about the issue, Ferner said, \u201cI have had very little contact with the outside world in the past couple days. I haven\u2019t heard anything negative about creating 170 jobs. We had conducted several interviews and physicals, but now things are on hold.\u201d
\nAtkinson was discouraged about what is happening with the process.
\n\u201cThis is a group of local investors who want to bring jobs to the community and they are being treated like Enron executives who are looking for a new community to pillage,\u201d said Atkinson. \u201cThis is a unique economic opportunity that took a long time to assemble. Just when they start the process, council throws a monkey wrench into the process. The problems with the sewer authority won\u2019t go away if this enterprise is stopped. I can\u2019t believe that council woke up Monday and said we have a problem with the sewer authority.\u201d
\nAccording to an estimate of effect of a discount for Team Ten LLC, the group would still be paying $279,000 per year in sewage if given a 35 percent discount.
\n\u201cWe hope council reconsiders its decision,\u201d said Atkinson. \u201cWe are having a lot of discussions to find a way to rectify this matter. Nothing that we have seen on the public record is a compelling reason to act in this manner. The federal and state governments along with the investors, have a lot at stake to have it threatened over nickles and dimes. It is indefensable.\u201d
\nGovernor Ed Rendell worked with the senator to put the final piece of the investment puzzle together to create a deal with MeadWestvaco.
\n\u201cWe plan to have conversations with the administration to see if they can provide some help,\u201d said Atkinson. \u201cWe want to do what we can to get the right solution for the community.\u201d
\nThe number of 2.75 million gallons of daily waste has been used as a maximum number for when Westvaco operated the plant. Ferner said, \u201cIn 1971, Westvaco employed nearly 1,000 employees and at that time producing 6 million gallons per day. The 2.75 million was the maximum from the period of 1997 to 2002.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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