Lewis County Names New Director of Solid Waste Management

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Lewis County Names New Director of Solid Waste Management

July 05, 2019 02:30 p.m.

owville, NY-

A new Director of Solid Waste Management was named at

Tuesday's meeting of the Lewis County Board of Legislators, replacing Pete

Wood, who has retired after 30 years of service with Lewis County.

Kip Turck, who has worked at the department since 2002- most recently as a

supervisor at the Lowville transfer station, was named as Mr. Wood's successor.

Mr. Wood had held the position since it was created in August of 2012, when the

department was split off from the Highway Department.

Mr. Turck's appointment is effective July 8.

In other notable action at Tuesday's meeting:

*The Board

providing for installment payments of real

property town and county taxes in Lewis County. The vote was unanimous.

* A

for comment on a proposed local law

amending and restating the establishment of the Lewis County Trail System.

* By a vote of 8-2, the Board

. Legislators Andrea Moroughan and Randy Lachausse were

opposed.

*The Board

from NYS Agriculture and Markets, in the amount of

$50,000, for the creation of an Agriculture and Farmland Protection Plan for

Lewis County.

*The Board

for the Emergency Communication Radio System project.

Kip Turck, New Lewis County Director of
Solid Waste Management