The Salyards Business. What's the Deal?
Is this good for Page County or is it bad? What do we know about it?
Email Research@PageCountyWatch.org and let us know. The Town Council votes Tuesday night. Are they going to let a new business in, and bring jobs? Or are they going to chase it away?
Why or why not? Post what you know.
Jody sent this information in. I have signed his online petition. The link is here for anyone else who wants to. Also, the phone numbers of the town council members are here so you can call them and express your opinion.
Dear Alice,
Thank you so much for the opportunity to express our views this morning on you show. Here is some basic information about our proposed facility.
Shenandoah Waste Services, llc is requesting a special use permit to operate a Materials Recovery Center in the Town of Luray, Virginia, on the north side of Stoney Brook Lane, south of U.S. Route 211, and north of the present location of the EMCO Enterprises manufacturing facility. This project will create 80 new jobs paying over $30,000 per year for the people of Page County, help protect the 280 jobs at Emco, and place Page County on the forefront of environmental responsibility. The proposed facility will not operate as a transfer station, will comply with all state and federal environmental laws, and lengthen the life of our current landfill. This facility will attract other industry to the County of Page creating future Job growth so that the people of Page County are not forced to commute outside the county for employment. Our main concentration is to help manufacturing facilities obtain waste free status by recycling there cardboard, wood, ferrous and nonferrous metals, plastics, drywall, and shingles. all operations will be indoors, there will be no processing of garbage, hazardous waste or infectious waste. The plant will help local builders be able to achieve green building credits. We urge all of the constituents of the Town of Luray and the County of Page to contact the staff , mayor, and members of the town council of Luray to express you support the Council will vote on this request Tuesday October the 9th.
Also please sign our online petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/sws10909/petition.html
Mayor of the Town of Luray
Ralph H. Dean 540-743-3208
Luray Town Council
Barry Presgraves 540-743-5326
William Menefee 540-743-7721
Lonnie Arrington 540-743-2556
Earl L. “Rock” Racer 540-743-5439
Nancy Lee Shifflett 540-743-6709
Leroy Lancaster 540-743-5072
Town Planner
Ligon Webb 540-743-5511
Town Manager
Rick Black 540-743-5511
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The percentage of waste they were claiming they would be able to recycle seemes unrealistic to me.
This company/deal smells fishy.
They are operating now near the intersection of 211 and Battlecreek *supposedly* without proper permits.
I believe that these are not the kind of jobs we need here.
JMHO
Anonymous
Thank goodness the Town Council is taking the time to check this out throughly. Did we learn nothing from the landfill feasco. Don't forget the landfill was permited by D.E.Q. for 250 tons a day, what did we end up with - 1200-1400 tons a day, heavy truck traffic and improper oversight from DEQ. DEQ will exercise less oversight with this operation.
Once they are in, the Town will have little control of the volume coming into the site. Just as teh County had little enforcement authority over the landfill.
These guys are already in hot water with DEQ-
Why would the Page Co. Economic Dev. Dept try to push such an operation on Luray? True, EMCO will benefit from the facility, Baughan's Construction (note Lowell is a big supporter) will benefit, after all they are in the construction business. Local materials won't be enough to generate a profit for the facility. Where will the remainer of the tonage come from, you guessed it Warren, Frederick, Harrisonbug big trucks hauling construction materials up 340 and across the mountain.
They are alleging 95% recovery when experts in other areas have said it will be more like 35%. Where will the remainder go, right again, Page Co. landfill.
So far as the jobs are concerned, guess who will be filling those jobs, guessed it again, illegal aliens. How much of the Page County workforce is going to do that type of work, it's dusty, loud, and physically demanding and sorry folks but the average pay is bearly over minimum wage.
The one business Tom Cardman has been able to secure for the County and what is it? Another dump.
Town Council - Luray needs to focus on operations that will enhance our image for destination tourism, and recreational activities.
WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER DUMP !!!!
Great show this morning. Sorry to hear Leanne L. Griffith was unable to attend. Mr. Bailey seems very qualified and does have a vision for the Page County School System. I heard that Mr. Bailey averages on the conservative end about 20 hours per week on school board business. I wonder if Mrs. Griffith could allow this much time (for school board business)with her full time job at the hospital as well as raising her children.
It seems as that, the current school board works well together and also with school administration, as well as it appears they have a solid working relationship with the taxing authority, that is the Board of Supervisors.
However, my question(s) steem from the first part of the show.
Question #1: Has anyone reviewed the letter sent to Shenandoah Waste Services, LLC from the Valley office of DEQ? What did the letter say? Has Shenandoah Waste responded back? Have we discussed with Graham Simmerman (Valley DEQ Manager of the waste/recycling program) his view or opinion of the mission and vision of Shenandoah Waste, etc.?
Question #2: I heard Mr. Salyards say that the average wage at Shenandoah Waste Services, LLC (SWS) was $62,000.00 per year up from an average salary of $30,000.00 per year reported in the paper a few weeks back. Cuurently 12 employees of SWS are residents of Page County. My actual question is? Does anyone (anyone who reads PCW) know anyone who works there, SWS and if they do, do these residents of Page County average $62,000.00 per year? Meaning say 6 or so fo the employees make close to the $62,000.00 per year, a few make less and a few make more.
I'm sure Mr. Salyards will post and answer your questions, but I'd like to add some information I have.
I invited Jody Salyards to be on the show this morning because last night, one of his employees called me. She was concerned that there were rumors being spread that would jeopardize her job here in Page, and she wanted to know if there was a way to dispel these rumors and get the real information out. The information as I understand it is this:
1. This is an excellent business for the county, one which is bringing the kind of "green" technology for recycling and bio-fuels that our country will be looking for in the future. Emco wants this business here, and its presence will help to attract other businesses, as it gives them the marketing opportunity to express themselves like that Subaru commercial we've all seen. The Subaru plant that is eco-friendly? That's what this business does. It is an advanced technology, and it will greatly enhance Page County's reputation and make us look better, not worse, to future businesses and even to tourists, as we show our "enviro-friendly technologies."
2. There are no illegal aliens being hired.
3. The truck traffic is similar to the truck traffic that was there when Wrangler, Wallace, or whatever that other company was. It's an industrial park.
4. SWS is not in violation of anything from the DEQ. That was a mistaken report in the Page News. It's not true. The letter from DEQ has boilerplate on it that says, "you must respond within 30 days", but the response is just "Thank you, your information is correct." There are no violations.
This looks like a great business to me, from everything I can see. It's run by a local man, who has a generations of family history here. He's an engineer, who has experience in manufacturing, and sees a way to bring both enviro-tech and jobs to Page. It's Vision. I don't know what more we could ask of a business.
I'm sure Mr. Salyards will post with answers to your questions.
Alice
Alice - the concept of materials recovery is an excellent one. But the facility to accomplish such recovery is, in my opinion, not the type of operation we should have in the Town of Luray. It like saying we all think electricity is a good thing; but do we want a generation plant in Town?
All of the "Green" ideaology the business is using to sell their business doesn't address the fact that facility is an offensive, dirty, operation that will generate much heavy truck traffic. Remember the trucks we all saw lined up on Battle Creek Road every morning waiting to get into the landfill? Well guess what residents of Wallace Subdivision that's what you will see.
To compare the types of large, open, trucks that will be transporting these materials into our Town with those used by Wrangler is like comparing a Volkswagon to a Hummer. These trucks are huge, and filled with debris that is thrown all over the roadways.
Before anyone makes a decision on this I think you should do what the Town Council did, go look an operation like this. It isn't as "Green" as Mr. Salyards would have you believe.
Yes, this is an industrial park, but don't forget it is a small town industrial park, which is also in close to a neighborhood. From what I read in the paper, it does seem that MR. Salyards is proposing a good business, with potential...but, wanting to process 400 to 800 tons per day on 10 acres? wow! Triple the size of the landfill. Unless I'm uninformed most of that will come in by truck. Once again, going back to my point that the site is small and has only way in.
I have to agree, I think the Town has been righfully catious in reviewing this operation. I'm sure the folks at the County are ready to jump on board - just like Battlecreek - but that's not thinking of the future; once it is here, it aint no going back..
Also, a neighbor told me the operator stated that he will retain the right to sell the operation if he wants. That could be scary too. Could you imagine some large national waste company buying the operation next year?
I'm all for new jobs, but not at any cost.
If you talk to anone in his industry the recovery rates he proposes are acruate, any less would be cost prohibited, also he is not talking about dumpster after dumpster rolling through the town of Luray, he is going to recieved closed top van trailer of products just like any other manufacturing plant. If you don't believe me go out to emco and i dare you to beable to tell with trailers are loaded with his product, you can't, I urge you to call the DEQ an listen to what they have to say about his operation they are in 100% suport, from what I could tell from his comments this morning the average employee salery is 62,000 now I am sure that will go down as production type workers are hired, but that is way above the median income for Page county.
Proposed Luray Recycling Facility Modeled After Successful New York Business
Taylor Recycling A Leader In Materials Recovery Industry
By Andrew Jenner
Jim Taylor found himself facing a significant challenge in 1989, when New York state banned the disposal of scrap wood materials in landfills.
As the owner of a large and successful tree service company, Taylor generated thousands of tons a year of wood waste and needed somewhere to put it. For lack of a better solution, he started grinding stumps and branches into mulch at a factory in Montgomery, N.Y, about 90 miles north of New York City.
As his venture met with success, Taylor began processing commercial construction debris and other waste materials. Soon, he was turning both a profit and preserving landfill space.
The self-described environmentalist is now considered a pioneer in the field of construction debris recovery. After the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, his company salvaged evidence and reusable materials from more than 500,000 tons of debris from the World Trade Center buildings over nine months.
More recently, Taylor has begun to develop cost-competitive ways of producing energy through gasification of construction debris, commercial waste and residential trash.
“You should only be putting in the landfill what absolutely has to go in there,” Taylor said.
His materials recovery facility in Montgomery – Taylor Recycling Facility LLC – is permitted to process up to 607 tons of construction debris and waste wood each day.
There, he recovers 97 percent of incoming waste into valuable raw materials. Of that 97 percent, the majority is “fines” – dirt, wood chips, ash, etc. – used as daily cover on landfills. His facility also grinds waste wood into mulch, recovers screened topsoil, crushes brick, concrete and rock debris into an aggregate used in road beds and sells scrap metal, paper and gypsum.
“This is just a smart way of taking care of construction waste,” said Maureen Halahan, president and CEO of Orange County Partnership, an economic development agency in the Montgomery area.
Taylor’s ability to convert waste products into valuable materials is one of many small parts of her organization’s marketing strategy, said Halahan. She didn’t think that the facility’s presence alone had attracted other industry, however.
As the Taylor facility went through the approval process in Montgomery, some nearby residents raised concerns about the potential for dust, noise and odor caused by the plant, said Bruce Wilson, a building inspector with the Town of Montgomery. The Taylor Recycling facility is located about one mile from the nearest residential area.
Wilson joined the town staff in 1989, the same year that Taylor Recycling began operations, and has followed the facility through several expansions and upgrades since.
Now, nearly 20 years since Taylor started grinding old wood into mulch, public perception of the facility is generally positive, Wilson said.
“It’s a decent operation,” he said. “I haven’t heard anybody say ‘Taylor shouldn’t be there in the first place.’”
How many tons of product can one truck haul?
How many tons a day will the processor hope to process?
How many trucks per day could it be reasonable to assume would access the site each day, either bringing unfilted material, or hauling out the processed material?
From the Andrew Jenner article above: "The Taylor Recycling facility is located about one mile from the nearest residential area."
This is my concern. Will quality of living decrease in the neighberhood adjacent to the property?
I have to concur with a a post of couple of post ago. I went to the Town Council meeting back in September and I believe it was Councilman Rock Racer who asked Mr. Salyars point blank if he would be comfortable with the permitt not being transferable to another party. In other words, Mr. Racer was asking if he had any intentions of selling the project....
Mr. Salyards responded with someting like this "no I can not gurentee you I will not sell the project if approved"
He seems like nice enough guy, and I hope he is successfull. But if he is such a "hometown hero" as Alice suggest that he is, then why is he so adamant about reserving the right to sell the project?
Seems basic to me. Bravo to Luray's Council for doing their job!
I think I heard this morning on the radio that Mr. Salyard is from Shenandoah County. My question is why didn't he try to locate this facility in Shenandoah County?
Possibly because Emco is his main customer and he's trying to locate near Emco.
How much is the County selling him the land for? Does any know? Maybe this is why he is not in Shenandoah?
Page County gave the land in the Industrial Park Authority (IDA) so they could give it to Shen. Waste or sell it at a reduced price, this is the way to circumvent the law of not bidding out public owned land. This is the only way the County could make sure that SWS got the land, that belongs to the taxpayers of Page County. The only people that now work at the current location are people south of the border, not Page County natives, so please tell me how people from Page County will benefit from this type of busines. If Mr. Salyards was so good why has he been here for one year operating in the county with the supervisors knowledge in volitation of state and local laws. "No Permits".
This smell like another landfill deal to me. Do you know that in order to process 800 tons of trash a day it would have to be at least 100 trucks per day in and out of Brookside subdivision everyday. I say no Luray Council do not approve this.
NO MORE BATTLECREEKS IN PAGE COUNTY. Thanks
I will second that thought...amen
What is our collective vision of the county? Do we want to see it as a rural community that supports a tourist trade based on the natural beauty of the surroundings. Or do we want an industry that by its very nature involves large scale trucking, noise, dust, and traffic. How do you crush concrete without noise? How do you run trucks full of construction waste without roadside litter. I agree that that if the jobs went to Page citizens it would be good but I don't think this decission should be made without considering what we want to be known as.
Regarding the number of trucks:
Each truck holds 20 tons. This type of debris is compacted differently than regular trash. There would be between 20 and 40 trucks per day.
This is similar to the number of trucks that came in there when previous industry was in that space.
Regarding operating in violation of laws -- I posted about this business on previous posts. It is not in violation of laws. The technicality is the type of zoning ordinance for the location, and that is the reason for selecting the location which we are talking about now.
i think you are wrong when it comes to a truck carring 20 tons..I beleive it is about half of that...
I just hope this doesn't turn into another landfill, please forgive me for being so catious. I know I wish the County would have asked more questions back in the day.
I am always encouraged when we can stimulate intellectual discourse, so I thank you for all of you comments.
To answer the question then why is he so adamant about reserving the right to sell the project?
How would you respond if a governing body limited you from selling your home, business, or farm? Now I have no intentions of selling my business now, but I am single and 32 years old, some day I would like to have the ability to retire and spend time with the people I love. I don’t consider myself a Democrat or a Republican, but a fiscal conservative, and restrictions of that nature get into all types constitutional arguments that I won’t go into any further.
My question is why didn't he try to locate this facility in Shenandoah County?
Answer:
One of my main customers is Emco, and we are working towards not only making Anderson’s plant in Luray waste free but, all of their facilities waste free, and since they have their own distribution system, logistically it makes good since. i.e. a truck arrives from Anderson’s plant in Iowa, it was already dispatched to Luray to pick up a load of finished goods, but instead of arriving empty it arrives at our facility across the street with return product that we remanufacturer and recycle then drives across the street to pick up a load of finished goods, essentially eliminating one truck from being on our road.
How much is the County selling him the land for? Does any know? Maybe this is why he is not in Shenandoah?
Answer:
We have not agreed on a price at this time.
Page County gave the land in the Industrial Park Authority (IDA) so they could give it to Shen. Waste or sell it at a reduced price, this is the way to circumvent the law of not bidding out public owned land. This is the only way the County could make sure that SWS got the land, that belongs to the taxpayers of Page County. The only people that now work at the current location are people south of the border, not Page County natives, so please tell me how people from Page County will benefit from this type of busines. If Mr. Salyards was so good why has he been here for one year operating in the county with the supervisors knowledge in volitation of state and local laws. "No Permits".
This smell like another landfill deal to me. Do you know that in order to process 800 tons of trash a day it would have to be at least 100 trucks per day in and out of Brookside subdivision everyday. I say no Luray Council do not approve this.
NO MORE BATTLECREEKS IN PAGE COUNTY. Thanks
Answer:
I am negotiating currently with the EDA to purchase the land, the same thing that Shenpaco, Osulvan, Automotive Industries, Lear Corporation, Emco Enterprises, and Holtzman Oil Corporation did when they purchased land in the industrial park.
As I stated in the past we are an equal opportunity employer, the color of one’s skin does not even enter into my mind when making decisions. I look for motivated, driven, open-minded, creative, innovative individuals. Currently we have 4 Caucasian males, 2 Caucasian females, 1 Native American female, 4 Hispanic males, and I Korean male that work for my company.
We operate in compliance with the DEQ and have their full support; they can’t wait to have such an operation up and running in the Valley the further environmental goals.
800 tons per day of commercial and industrial material would equal 40 trucks per day at 20 tons per load.
What is our collective vision of the county? Do we want to see it as a rural community that supports a tourist trade based on the natural beauty of the surroundings. Or do we want an industry that by its very nature involves large scale trucking, noise, dust, and traffic. How do you crush concrete without noise? How do you run trucks full of construction waste without roadside litter. I agree that that if the jobs went to Page citizens it would be good but I don't think this decission should be made without considering what we want to be known as.
Answer:
My vision for the county is to preserve the rural caracteristics of our community, two thirds of the employed currently have to travel outside the county for employment. In order to protect what jobs we have, and to stimulate future job growth, companies like mine are needed. Wal-mart, Dell, Intel, and Subaru have all stated that they will be waste free. What I am trying to acomplish is mandated In the EU and parts of our county as well. This project enables the EDA in their daily jobs of trying to recruit industry to our county.
The best way to preserve our county is to preserve our people first, by building companion type business that facilitate each other’s growth, that affords the people of the county the opportunity to work where they live.
I don't know if anyone has addressed the following as yet but it might make the whole issue moot.
Isn't the proposed site for this materials recovery facility in a floodplain? If so, there may be a bit of a problem. Under 9VAC20-80-360 entitled "Material Recovery Facilities.", Subsection B entitled "Siting." is a prohibition on building a MRF in a base flood area. It might be wise for someone in authority to check this out.
Some history that was posted here earlier.
SWS is currently located in the area near Battlecreek. The zoning in that area allowed a chipping mill, and on that basis SWS opened. But the county said this was improper zoning, and forced the business to close for a few months. This was the only "violation". Closing a business for months is an extraordinary action over a zoning violation, and a county that wanted jobs would think long and hard before it ever did something like that, but Page County did it.
The county, after taking months to process the request, allowed the business to reopen temporarily while they located a more suitable site.
I think Steve is right. I think this is the same location they proposed for the regional jail, which was in a flood plain, and was rejected by the town as a not suitable location.
So it's the county that picked this location, not SWS. Is this the only location in our county to put a business? If it is, that's the answer to "why don't we have any jobs here"
I hope the county, and Dr. Cardman, will find another location for SWS, rather than chase them out of the county, and I hope SWS will not tire of this treatment and move out of Page.
This is a business that Emco wants, the DEQ supports, and it is a potential to help bring jobs here. It is an environmentally advanced technology. It makes manufacturers able to market themselves as "green builders".
I re read the Page News article, and it clearly states that SWS is in violation of DEQ. This was the Page News misreading the documents. It's like the flood plain letter from the state. It took months to convince people that there was no letter from the state saying we had to change the flood plain ordinance, after the Page News published that there was.
I have traveled to Northern Virginia for the past 35 years like so many in Page Co. I have and looks like I am still hoping for a change for our children. I don't think it is going to come. The town thinks we all can live on $6.00 or $7.00 dollars an hour. This is why so many of us have to have federal government help just to make it. This is nothing more than a power struggle, the town thinks they are all of that, if they were more would come out to vote for them. But most of us just go on about our business, because we know what ever we say or do it will not matter. But so many of us heard about the last meeting at the town where Barry Presgraves made the race comments, so is this the kind of mind set we want our leaders to have? But we have also heard that the only reason that Mr. Presgraves does not want SWS is because he is trying to sell his bed and breakfast because he can hear Emco. Sounds like conflict of interest to me.
This is good stuff! I'd like to thank Mr. Salyards for being so open, and I hope he and the Council and him can to an agreement.
Just an observation, but it appears that Luray's leadership is being very cautious when reviewing these matters and I can appreciate that as a long-time resident of the Town and Page County.
Maybe Mr. Salyards is unaware but I think most local governments tend to take detailed regulatory stances when reviewing such uses. And this is not unusual - it might be an exception in Page County though!..cough, cough, Battlecreek Landfill!!!!
For instance I conducted a quick "google" search using the terms "special use permit" + "conditions" + "Virginia" and looked what came up
http://www.james-city.va.us/pdf/pcpdfs/PC2005/080105/4k_att3.pdf
Maybe agressive regulatory approaches are new for this area, but I don't think wuch stnces are old-hat for larger and more sophisticated governments.
Just my thoughts anyway. I wish Mr. Salyards luck and I trust that our local leadership will have the Town's best interest in mind.
SAY NO TO MR. SALYARDS PROPOSED "JUNK YARD"!!!!
NO WAY; NO HOW; NO TIME !!!!!!!
WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER TRASH FIASCO, THIS TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF LURAY , IN A FLOOD PLANE BESIDE A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION !!!!!!!
AND THERE IS NO WAY THE CLAIMED 90%+ FIGURES CAN BE MAINTAINED IF THEY CAN EVEN BE REACHED AT ALL !!!!!!!
I think from investigation of other places, these figures are maintanable, and they are the reason Emco and other industries would look favorably on Page as a place to locate.
I do think the better location is where they are now. Why can't the county just fix the zoning for their current location, let Mr. Salyards improve the road entrance, and let him stay where he is?
yes, i agree. Find a place in the County for it. that makes more sense. Not in the Town.
I would like to suggest that anyone that is in support if S.W.S that they talk to Leroy Lancaster or Barry Presgaraves they have more info than the general public does, and they will be glad to share it. I don't believe there is anyone that want more job opportunities in Page County than I do, but since I have learned more details I have a lot of reservations about this deal. The blog who made reference to Mr Pregraves motive obviously doesn't that his integrity is beyond reproach.
Jim, what are the details that make you have reservations? That's what we need to know.
If if's correct that Mr. Salyards will not agree to a special use permit requiring that he secure town approval prior to any sale of his business (if he were given the "go-ahead" in the first place); then the question is:
WHY NOT?
Answer should be fairly simple!! He apparently plans to "DUMP AND RUN"!!
Say NO to this Luray junk yard which will never even come close to the 90% or 95% Salyards is claiming.
Suggestion: Take a look at Salyards' mess at Battle Creek!
I would like to thank everyone for there comments, the issue of the flood plane have been addressed and the DEQ would have the final say if the site qualifies for a permit. I have included a copy of our proposed permit for everyone to review. We are open to all suggestions the town council might have including a reduction in the daily tonnage limits.
OCCUPANT Shenandoah Waste Services, LLC
PERMIT HOLDER Shenandoah Waste Services, LLC
TAX MAP An approximate 10 to 13 acre portion of Tax Map Parcel No. 42A5 (A) 79
Page County, Virginia Tax Map
(See attached survey plat for more particular description of parcel)
LOCATION In the Town of Luray, Virginia, on the north side of Stoney Brook Lane, south of U.S. Route 211, and north of the present location of the EMCO Enterprises manufacturing facility.
ZONING M1 (Industrial) Zoning District
USE Materials Recovery Facility, as further described below, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
CONDITIONS This permit is subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. Permitted Activities. Until such time as this permit expires or is revoked, and subject to the terms and conditions of this permit, the permit holder is authorized to construct, operate, and maintain a facility for the collection, processing, and recovery of materials from non-hazardous solid waste (“Materials Recovery Facility”). The Materials Recovery Facility may include processes for recovering, recycling, reclaiming manufacturing, re-manufacturing, refurbishing, compounding, processing, packaging, storing and treating of materials from non-hazardous solid waste. Non-hazardous solid waste includes without limitation commercial waste, industrial waste, construction waste, demolition waste, household waste, inert waste, institutional waste, manufacturing by-products, municipal solid waste, reclaimed materials, and scrap metal, all as defined under the Virginia Solid Waste Management Regulations (9 VAC 20-80-10), but subject to the limitations otherwise set forth in this permit (e.g., household and other wastes that are putrescible are excluded).
The Materials Recovery Facility may also include processes for recovering, recycling, reclaiming manufacturing, re-manufacturing, refurbishing, compounding, processing, packaging, storing and treating of materials from manufacturing and industrial facilities that are not deemed wastes. By way of example, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Materials Recovery Facility may remanufacture or refurbish defective manufactured goods, such as doors.
The permit holder is also authorized to receive recyclable material at the Materials Recovery Facility for consolidation and transfer to end markets.
Non-hazardous solid waste is also deemed to include materials and products that are to be remanufactured or refurbished, whether or not such products or materials are otherwise deemed to be a “solid waste,” including without limitation manufactured products that are remanufactured or refurbished and returned to the manufacturer or sold as a marketable product.
2. Prohibited Activities. All activities that are neither expressly permitted herein nor permitted herein by reasonable implication are prohibited. Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) operating as a waste transfer station; (b) operating as a landfill; (c) processing or storing "garbage," defined as readily putrescible discarded materials composed of animal, vegetable or other organic matter; (d) processing or storing "hazardous waste" as that term is defined under the Virginia Hazardous Waste Management Regulations (9 VAC 20-60-10 et seq.); (e) processing or storing regulated medical waste or infectious waste; and (f) operating an “open dump” as that term is defined under the Virginia Solid Waste Management Regulations (9 VAC 20-80-10).
3. Compliance with Laws. The Materials Recovery Facility shall be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with applicable federal and state statutes and regulations and local ordinances, including without limitation any applicable regulations of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality set forth in the Virginia Administrative Code that pertain to Materials Recovery Facilities (9 VAC § 20-70-10 et seq. and 9 VAC 20-80-360 et seq.) as well as any applicable regulations that pertain to recycling and reclamation facilities (see generally 9 VAC § 20-80-10 et seq.).
4. Location. The Materials Recovery Facility may only be constructed and operated on the approximate ten (10) acre portion of Tax Map Parcel No. 42A5 (A) 79 that is more particularly described above and identified on the attached survey plat.
5. Term. The term of this permit is perpetual, without any defined expiration date; provided, however, that this permit may be rescinded, suspended, or revoked as set forth herein.
6. Process Limitation. During the first two years of the permit, the Materials Recovery Facility may process up to 400 tons per day of material as measured pursuant to applicable DEQ regulations which exclude certain recycled and reclaimed materials. After the first two years of the permit, and provided that the permit holder is in substantial compliance with all terms and conditions of this permit, the Materials Recovery Facility may process up to 800 tons per day of material as measured pursuant to applicable DEQ regulations which exclude certain recycled and reclaimed materials. The limits set forth herein are maximum limits for a given day and not averages.
7. Days and Hours of Operation. The Materials Recovery Facility may operate seven (7) days per week, 24 hours per day, subject to the following limitations: (a) Receiving hours for incoming materials shall be between 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday; provided, however, that reasonable exceptions may be made in instances of emergency and driver delays caused by traffic, weather and other conditions not within the control of the facility or driver; and (b) The facility shall not operate the materials separation equipment on Sundays, such equipment including the pre-crusher, rotary trammel screen, air classifiers, magnetic separators, eddy current separators, grinders, and crushers; provided, however, that the equipment may be operated for maintenance purposes.
8. Putrescible Waste. The Materials Recovery Facility shall not process or store readily putrescible waste; provided, however, that to the extent such waste is processed incidental to the solid waste being recovered, reclaimed or recycled as allowed under this permit, all such putrescible waste shall be containerized within a reasonable time, but in not event later than the end of the working day.
9. Material Storage. All materials entering the Materials Recovery Facility to be processed or stored shall be placed inside or under cover within a reasonable time. All processed materials shall also be stored inside or under cover.
10. On-Site Roadways and Parking. All roadways and parking areas used within the Materials Recovery Facility shall be paved.
11. Off-Site Road Improvements. The permit holder agrees to contribute up to $10,000.00 toward road improvements related to access to the Materials Recovery Facility, including a proposed turning lane at the east end of Stoney Brook Lane in Luray, such contribution not to exceed the cost expended by the Town of Luray for any such improvement.
12. Transferability. This permit may be transferred to another person or entity provided that such person or entity provides thirty (30) day prior written notice to the Town of Luray of its intent to accept a transfer of the permit, and provided that such person or entity executes an instrument acknowledging its acceptance of all of the terms and conditions of this permit effective the date of transfer. This permit is not transferable to any other parcel or tract of land, but shall run with the land identified in this permit.
13. Change in Ownership or Name. The permit holder must report to the Town of Luray and changes in either the ownership of the real property or of the name of the permit holder within ten (10) days of such change.
14. Town Inspections. The permit holder shall allow duly authorized representatives of the Town of Luray access to the Materials Recovery Facility at all reasonable times for the purpose of making site inspections to confirm the permit hold is in substantial compliance with the terms and conditions of this Special Use Permit.
15. Permit Modifications. At any time in the life of this permit, the permit holder may apply for modification to the terms and conditions of this permit. The permit holder must apply for a modification of this permit if there is a significant change in facility operations or a deviation from activities described in this permit.
16. Effective Date. The effective date of this permit is the date it is approved by the Town Council of the Town of Luray, Virginia. Construction of the Materials Recovery Facility authorized hereunder shall not begin until the subject real property has been conveyed to Shenandoah Waste Services, LLC. As the current owner of the subject real property, Page County, Virginia is deemed a permit holder until such time as the real property is conveyed to Shenandoah Waste Services, LLC, at which time it will no longer be deemed a permit holder.
17. Rescission. The Town of Luray may rescind this permit if it was obtained by material misrepresentation or failure to disclose fully all relevant facts.
18. Suspension/Revocation. The Town of Luray may suspend this permit in whole or in part if the permit holder fails to comply with the terms and conditions of this permit, any such suspension to terminate upon correction of the noncompliance. The Town of Luray may revoke this permit if the permit holder fails to comply with the terms and conditions of this permit and the noncompliance is not corrected, or cannot be corrected, within six (6) months of the permit holder’s receipt of written notification of the noncompliance.
my comment to Anonymous who said...
If if's correct that Mr. Salyards will not agree to a special use permit requiring that he secure town approval prior to any sale of his business
Would you allow the town council to have that same control over your home or business????
I agree. It's a setup question for the town council to even ask. How can you ask a business to agree it will never sell? A business can't operate with that kind of a restriction, and Mr. Salyards answered that question farther up in this thread.
I would like to know what new information Jim Turner has that he referred to. Sometimes it is a trick of people to say, "well, we know something special, that the people haven't been told". But all they "know" might be things that aren't true, or things they shouldn't be thinking, like bigotry.
So, Jim, you're a straightforward guy. What is this new information?
According to Mr.Salyards remarks above the 400 tons per day for two years,I am sure would have to be trucked into Page County over mountains to arrive at his site. Sound like somethig else I have heard before. The Page County landfill only receives 250 tons per day now. So why don't he put the site at the landfill or closer to the 400 tons where it is generated. He can truck Emco waste to that location. If his employees are making $30K per year he would then have to pay them a average of $14.40 per hr. for a 40 hour work week. For some reason maybe I am missing something.What will be your average prevailing wage per hour Mr. Salyards? Is that a secret to?
Tom Cat, Mr. Salyards is currently located near Battlecreek. That is where the county wants to remove him FROM, because they say that area is not zoned for his business. Of course, they can change the zoning if they want him to be there.
Mr. Salyards isn't keeping anything secret. He's answering the questions posed here. The secret was referring to the town council saying they knew something we didn't know.
Alice
400 tons per day is huge. I hope people understand the scope of this.
Why not go out somewhere in the County. Isn't it the County that is pushing this anyway?
To the two blogs above referencing Salyards refusal to voluntarily agree to town overview/refusal on any future sale of said facility:
You obviously do not understand what zoning and/or special use permitting, with or without conditions, is all about. And the town is not saying he can never sell the facility; it is saying that possibly he can not sell without town approval which is not unusual for special use permitting.
Salyards' facility is appartently "NOT ALLOWED BY RIGHT" in the area where he desires to place it. And I doubt if this sort of facility is allowed "by right" in any zone in the Town of Luray. And it most definitely should not be!
If Mr. Salyard does not agree with that particular provision (and that is his right) that's fine. The Town of Luray can (AND SHOULD) refuse to allow him to locate in Luray.
If I (or said blogger) were attempting to build or locate a house (or business) in a zone wherein it was not allowed by right then said blogger and/or I would have no power to allow the town to do anything. The town would and does have the power to allow, not allow, approve with conditions OR no house would be built.
PS: Businesses operate every day in every state with just such restrictions.
Alice! No I was asking about the average prevailing wage per hour, or is that a secret? Sorry you did not read my point.
the last anon. bingo! great points.
Luray is not acting any different than any locality would act. Go to NOVA and try to get a permit and see what questions they'd ask. Could you imagine? I'm just happy Luray is asking lots of questions and not just rubber stamping everthing.
400 tons of garbage everyday traveling within 1 mile of 5 subdivisons of our lovely town.
Will all of those trash trucks affect quality of life for those residents?
Is this really the kind of Industry we need in town limits?
This business is in the county now. Why can't it stay where it is? What's wrong with its current location?
If you read one of the conditions that Mr. Salyards has offered I believe it states that he wil not receive "Garbage"
2. Prohibited Activities. All activities that are neither expressly permitted herein nor permitted herein by reasonable implication are prohibited. Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) operating as a waste transfer station; (b) operating as a landfill; (c) processing or storing "garbage," defined as readily putrescible discarded materials composed of animal, vegetable or other organic matter; (d) processing or storing "hazardous waste" as that term is defined under the Virginia Hazardous Waste Management Regulations (9 VAC 20-60-10 et seq.); (e) processing or storing regulated medical waste or infectious waste; and (f) operating an “open dump” as that term is defined under the Virginia Solid Waste Management Regulations (9 VAC 20-80-10).
Just thought you should know
Garbage--Synonyms; litter, refuse, junk, rubbish.
400 tons of industrial waste everyday traveling within 1 mile of 5 subdivisons of our lovely town.
Will all of those trash trucks affect quality of life for those residents?
Is this really the kind of Industry we need in town limits?
Food for thouht, wouldn't think that any reasonable buisnees man would know that he has to have a permit to operate any kind of buisness, his explanation was oh I didn't know I had to have one.I would suggest that everyone take rt.211 to Battlecreek road and make an immediate right hand turn beside the mailbox numbered 228, and look for yourself.
Town council members, please vote against this project.
there is a reason why these operations try to open up in places like Page, Luray, and so forth. Think about it.
Because people like Alice can have something to talk about is that the answer.
I'm gonna flood this mailbox until you let us speak
This would only be an "green" business for the industries and counties getting this waste out of thier area, I find it difficult to think of it being "green" for Page County or Luray with 400 tons a day of waste coming into the county.
Just my opinion.
Trash, Junk, Closed Dumps, Landfills....We have enough problems already! Please Council Members Vote NO!
Judgement day is upon us.
Please think very carefully if this is the type of Industry that we want in our town. 40 trucks of waste a day * 5 days a week * 50 weeks a year = 10,000 trucks of waste traveling through our town each and every year.
This business would detract from the quality of life of our residents.
5 days a week. Isn't it proposed to operate 7 days a week?
The trucks would only come in from 211 and out the same way, so they wouldn't drive through the town.
However, they are already coming in because the business is already operating. It's just not in the town, it's out by Battlecreek.
I don't understand why the county always wants to push business into the town and make it more crowded. This is a business that should probably be located right where it is located now.
5 days a week. Isn't it proposed to operate 7 days a week?
I believe so, I was just showing how large these numbers could get.
we are talking about bringing in 100,000 Tons of Industrial waste each year.
Luray Town Council:
We've taken an informal poll about your vote on the Salyards' trash proposal and here are the results:
Out of approximately 30 town residents 25 said "NO"! The other 5 people didn't know anything about what was going on.
Out of 20 people who live very close to town but not in the corporate limits, ie: Old Farms subdiv., 16 said "NO"! 3 didn't know anything about what was going on and 1 said he didn't care.
Please vote "NO" on this proposal!!
Near the landfill would appear to be the best option. All those trucks coming into Town. Carring heavy loads of industrial and construction waste. Bad idea.
Who is the County's Economic Development Director? I guess that person is listed on the County's website?
So what was the verdict?
The Town Council shot it down. So that means they voted no..... Way to go Town Council
yes, good decision. Bravo!
From the petition "This is a business that shows vision for the county's future. "
Were you here for the last waste fiasco? the one that cost page county more than 10 million dollars?
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