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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWD-13-83 4 CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT R. DUPUIS, P. ENO., DIRECTOR HAMPTON,ONTARIO TEL.(416)263.2231 LOB 1JO 987.5039 REPORT TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 21 , 1983. REPORT NO. : WD-13-83 SUBJECT: HOURS OF OPERATION - DARLINGTON LANDFILL SITE RECOMMENDATION: It is respectfully recommended: 1. That this report be received; 2. That the Regional Works Department be advised that hours of operation at the Darlington Landfill Site to satisfactorily meet the needs of the Town of Newcastle Solid Waste Collection activity would be 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. , Monday to Friday; 3. That a copy of this report be forwarded to the Region of Durham Works Department. REPORT: On January 24, 1983, Council instructed that the Director of Public Works confer with the Regional Works Department to determine the impact to the Municipality if there was a reduction in hours of operation at the Darlington Landfill Site. As requested, discussions have been held with Mr. Twelvetrees, Commissioner of Works and Mr. K. Middleton, Maintenance Manager at the Region. y - 2 - It was determined that the ultimate goal is to reduce operating hours to a forty hour work week. The staff at the site work a minimum forty hour work week so any reduction to less than forty hours would produce no benefit. Presently, to allow for end of day cover and compaction and to provide Saturday morning service, landfill staff are working in excess of the forty hours and are being paid overtime rates. Three possible alternatives were discussed: 1. Eliminate operation of the landfill site one day per week, preferrably Monday; f 2. Eliminate operation of the landfill site on Saturday mornings; 3. Reduce the hours of operation at the landfill site on weekdays and maintain Saturday morning service. Alternative one would present some difficulty for the Town in that five day garbage collection is presently provided in Bowmanville. To comply, changes in the collection schedules and routing would present some difficulty for both staff and those receiving collection service. Accordingly, this alternative was discouraged on the part of the Town. Alternative two had been proposed in the past. Such a proposal met with opposition from area residents who felt that Saturday was their only opportunity to dispose of refuse. Accordingly, it was decided that this alternative would not be explored unless there was no other choice. 3 - Alternative three presented the fewest difficulties in that there would be no disruption to the Town's collection program nor would there be inconvenience to Saturday morning users. Reducing weekday hours of operation to seven hours per day would allow for five hours on Saturday and thus maintain a total weekly schedule of forty hours. The Town is the major customer of the Region at the Darlington Landfill Facility disposing of 5000 out of 6000 tons placed at the site annually. Since the proposal of reduced weekly hours of operation would not inconvenience the Town, it is recommended that these findings be reported to the Region in the hope that they can be of assistance in reducing the cost of operating the Darlington Landfill Site. Respectfully submitted, z4al—1 R.G. Dupuis, P. Eng., Director of Public Works. ORGD:ico February 15, 1983.