Over
200 Tires Cleaned Up on Neelyton Mountain
Two hundred and
four tires and nearly three tons of trash were removed from pull-offs
along State Route 641 on Neelyton Mountain on the Huntingdon/Franklin
County line on November 17, 2001. Volunteers from the Huntingdon County
Chapter, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Huntingdon
County Juvenile Probation, and Fannet-Metal Township worked for three
hours to remove garbage from the mountainside.
This
mountain, though, is being actively dumped on. DEP has made it a top
priority because of the significant amount of trash at all of the pull-offs
along the road. Tires, deer carcasses, household trash, appliances,
and construction debris ruin the beauty of Neelyton Mountain. Travelers
of the road are disgusted at the carelessness of the dumpers. "I can’t
believe how big this dumpsite is. There must be thirty tons of trash
dumped on this mountain. I can’t even see where it ends," commented
one motorist.
Plans
are being made with the chapter, DEP, and the townships to stop the
illegal dumping. "We are not in the business of just picking up trash,
we want to stop the dumping and restore our township," reported George
Rotts, township supervisor for Fannet-Metal township.
Refreshments
at the cleanup were provided by Giant Food Store in Huntingdon and the
Fannet-Metal Fire Department. The disposal of tires was paid for through
the remaining grant money provided to the chapter from the Conservation
District to clean up tires in the county.
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February 18, 2004
