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Northern New York's Greatest Weekly A Prize Winning Town & Country Newspaper • r I I 1 1 Vol. 103 No. 19 - Gouverneur, N.Y. <D 1989 MRS Printing Inc. Wednesday, December 27,1989 35 Cents State Mandate Takes Effect in 1992 Getting Into the Recycling Act By Tracy Gerlach municipalities will use an waste administrator, said County has made great _____________ individual or a county- the county's decision to strides in solid waste \~~* \ ~ wide program. Recycling take on the project them- management. A manda- In light of the state's officials, however, all selves may take longer to tory yard waste corn- mandate that all munici- agree on one thing—recy- complete, but, when fin- posting plan was begun in parties be recycling by cling is essential and, in ished, they hope to have October,banninganyyard 1$92, several counties in order to be successful, will consistency across the W aste from the regular the north country have require a comprehensive board. been working to refine plan workable for all. The county, planning to their own programs to Oswego County plans to stay ahead of the 1992 meet that goal. • institute a county-wide deadline,hopes to have its Approaches to the recy* recycling program that mandatory separation cling effort have differed will be used in all of its 22 program in place by the in St. Lawrence, Jefferson towns, 11 villages and two end of 1990, no later than waste stream Scran metal ^S^^ r f cycled in the county ^ nce 1975 and glass b °ttles, tin cans and plas- tic containers are being and Oswego counties in timing, and whether cities. . 1991. Mark Lichtenstien, solid Already, .Oswego collected at five locations, in Pulaski, Hastings, BT- Th# beauty of winter can b* found tvtrywhar*. This photo was takenof the Indian River at Antwerp. Tribune Photo/Jan Philtips istol Hill, Hannibal and Oswego. A successful industrial waste reduction program, established this year, rid the county of 20 percent of its overall waste. Waste audits and analysis for the Miller Brewing Company and Schoeller Paper found that sludge from the beer brewing plant could be sold as a registered fertil- izer, while waste rolls of paperfrom the latter could be used in production of other products as well. \Everyone thinks of re- cycling in terms of how it will effect the home- owner,\ said Mr. Lichten- stien, adding, \the focus should be on industry.\ He added that in one year, industry in Oswego County has played the most important part'in reducing the overall waste stream. Probably the county's biggest success, which has remained behind the scenes, Mr. Lichtenstien said, was the formation of a citizen's group, in 1988, charged with workingwith government to establish a workable county recycling plan. . Initially, the group had See Getting pg. 4 \Butch\ and Carol Wagstaff display some of the Toughlove books which parents can read to help them deal with troubled teens. The group meets at 7 p.m. every Thursday in the community room at the Franklin Street playground in West Carthage. They offer warm and caring support to beleaguered parents who may be in a crisis situation or simply want to learn more about the organization. • _ Toughlove Helps Them Do It North Country Parents 'Get Tough 1 With Kids In North Country Prison 'Business 1 Thriving in 1990 By Tracy Gerlach In recent years, prisons have proven to be big -business in New York state. The industry, showing a promising future, has communities in the north country vying for a piece of the action. Kelly A. Priess, spokesperson for the state Depart- ment of Corrections, said in 1990, 13 prisons are planned, six of which are minimum security alcohol and substance abuse treatment centers. These projects will add 6,374 beds to the state's prison occupancy at a total cost of $534 million. Of these sites, Gouverneur has been granted the only north country location, and is looking at a 750- bed medium security facility to be completed in their back yard in 1990. \It's the biggest thing to happen in the north country since Fort Drum,\ said Donald A. Peck, town supervisor, adding,\. ..definitely the biggest thing to happen to Gouverneur in a long time.\ Mr. Peck said the prison is expected to enhance the area economy, adding a payroll of $12 5 million and . • an additional $2-3 million expected to be spent with ' local businesses.* At least 150 new homes also are * expected to follow the building of the prison facility. * \There's a lot of spin-off,\ he said. There will be an ^ increase in population and jobs.\ In preparation for changes accompanying the new facility, the town has been reviewing their current zoning laws, hoping to simplify the process for devel- opment. They also continue to improve highways and roads, a project started five years a^ •~ Mr. Peck said negative feelings toward the prison, if any, are minimal. The community, he said, was * educated before Gouverneur officials ever approached* \the state to ask for a facility. - *The prison is being welcomed with open arms\ Mr. Peck said * Should a need for additional prison sites be deter- :. mined in the state's 1991 budget, a list of potential • ,si tes, which have been reviewed and accepted by the - Office of General Services, will be considered at that -time n. Among those are, the International Paper Site in .Franklin County; Chesterfield in Essex County; Champlain and EHenburg in Clinton County; Nor- folk in St Lawrence County and HounsfieM in > Jefferson County I : Two other sites are still under evaluation to be :\ Bdded to the list TVtey are. the Town of Mamn sburg • .[ in Lewis County and the Town of Adam s in Jefferson > County > The north country has already seen the benefits a !>prison facility can bring to a community w.th four ; >4>riaons built here in the last eight years In 1982, > facilities were buik both in Ogdenaburg and Water- >4own and m 1988. two prisons owned and used by York City were added Rirerview. in and the Cape Vincent Correctional _-»* , • **> ««<\ - •, ,* > #% f 9l : sr' •* , •$ \ •'\•*' • i -*• ?&\ te^^&^V *4 ,_„ - • \* ** • <&%•* tH v a Cl.t K : -V> -. P :\ : **-.m ^1 j&*M ^_ M * <* t^, Is: ^»W- rr *^~ ^**5:>jr^j^ ;. : vu,*M. By Jan Simone • Toughlove, more than anything else, is about sharing and caring. Parents who are having serious problems with their teenage son or daughter can take com- fort inknowingtheyVe not alone—these people have been there, too. They can listen, offer support, and share what may have helped them. They have banded to- gether because they care. They want to help their troubled teens, and in doing so, help themselves and their families. Carol and Butch Wag- staff, West Carthage, started a local Toughlove chapter just over two years ago. Since then about 180 families from a wide- spread area encompassing communities as far as LaFargeville and Pulaski have attended meetings. *i feel a lot of people need our Toughlove .group,\ Mrs. WagstafF said. Because it is a small community, though, Mrs. WagstafT said, many are afraid they will \come in contact with someone they know, and are leery to talk. The first step (deciding to come) is the hardest part.\ All meetings are confi- dential, and Mrs Wagstaff said she has had *no feed- back on broken confidence in two years.\ Another Toughlove mother said she finds it Very comforti ng k nowi ng that there is an organiza- tion here in Carthage that I can go to in a crisis, or even to alleviate a crisis.\ She added that u my son appreciates the fact that I care enough to want to help him—that I care enough for him to want to belong because in turn I can pass along what I have learned.\ Not all the kids are happy about having their parents attend. Some call Yorks had a daughter who took illegal drugs, stole and was involved in adrug ring. They found they couldn't help their own daughter as she got deeper into trouble. The support group they started helped them learn, as it has shown other parents since its founding, that first, there are no easy answers, and second, that u it's not your fault the child is that wav.\ \If we didn't care, we wouldn't be there. It's a lot easier to not care, but that's not what we do. fl • it the \Hitler^ group, the WagstafTs said. They feel the parents are ganging up against them. But these are parents who love their children. \If we didn't care we wouldn't be there.\ Mrs. WagstafT said. \It's a lot easier to not care, but that's not what we do.\ The local Toughlove chapter, which originally met in the WagstafThome, now holds meetings every Thursday from 7 to 9 in the Youth Activities Build- ing on Franklin Street, West Carthage It is the only chapter in the area, the next closest being in Massena. The organization was founded by Donald and Phyllis * York of Doylestown, Pa , both clinical psychologists Trie The WagstafTs also had difficulty with their daughter. \Toughlove helped us understand that you can't ch ange your chil- dren,\ Mrs. WagstafT said. But, she added, you can learn to cope with their behavior, and \you make a lot of friendships with people who have the same problems.\ In the context of a nor- mal friendship, \parents often cover up problems with little white lies,\ she said. Some of these kids' troubles may \have genetic causes Lack of self-es- teem, and school phobia are two characteristics Which may have genetic roots \Defiance is the biggest See Toughlove pg. 4 State's New Smoking Law Looms on Horizon By Kelly Fargo With the arrival of 1990 comes changes for those who smoke A law due to take effect Jan 1 will restrict smok- ing in all areas open to the public and greatly limits smoking in employe work areas that are not open to the public. Under the new law, smok. ng will be prohibited in audiiorrums, elevators, Igyrns. food stores. means of matt transit, ticketing and boarding areas of public transportation, public areat of tchook, hotpstak, pdbtic butt- ings, theaters, museums, libraries, retail stores, commercial establish- ments, indoor arenas, banks and other areas open to the public. That leaves few places left for smokers Restaurants * ;th a seat- ing capacity of 50 or more must have a *no smoking' section tet aside and mutt pott a notice that the non- smoking section it avail- able TV>ere are no desig- nated restrictions placed on restaurants with lest than 50 tea tang capacity, however All it not lost for thote light op in 1990. at special provisions have been made for bowling alleys and BINGO games The portion of the law pertaining to employe work areas must be in place by April 1. The law states that employers must adopt and imple- ment written smoking policies and may include an area set aside for smok- ing if the employes as- signed to the work area agree with the designa- tion The law also places the same restrictions on employe cafeterias that apply ;n restaurants Smokers can still smoke at private social function s. conventions and trade shows where the restric- tions do not apply, or at events where the sponsor or organizer gives notice that smoking wall not be restricted. Other exclu- sions are tobacco busi- nesses and bars The law specifies that individual counties will be responsible for enforce- ment unless they do not have a county health de- partment or they choose to opt out, and defer en- forcement back to the state Vicki Zeldin, publkity spokesperson for the state Department of Health, said Oswepo County will Ibe handling its enforce- ment but Jefferson, Lewis, and St Lawrence coun- ties will be handled by district state health de- partment offices St Lawrence County is under the direction of the district office located in Massena and Jefferson and Lewis will deal with the state's dittrict office in \Watertown- Whether county or state enforced, each department will incorporate enforce- iment of the smoking regu - lation into routine intpec- tions, in addition to re- sponding on a complaint basis Those found in violation of the law can be charged as much as $1,000 for each occurrence for those un- der the state health de- partment and up to 1500 for those under county jurisdiction The law. which is an addition to the state sani- tary code, was the product of a commission headed by New York State Health Commissioner David Axelrod. to reduce the public's exposure to tec ond hand smoke il
