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Gas station tire clean-up waits on tire cutter

Thu, 07/20/2023 - 12:00am

The owner of an abandoned gas station on Main Street is waiting for the City to take delivery of a new tire cutter in order to get a bid on the cost of removing the mountains of discarded tires from the property, Olney Police Chief Dan Birbeck told the City Council. The sale of the foreclosed property at 301 E. Main Street in December startled the Council, which had been planning to take possession of the abandoned gas station in order to clean up the estimated 5,000-8,000 tires piled up around and inside it. The property had been listed multiple times at county foreclosure sales with no takers.

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Council approves new EDC board

Thu, 07/20/2023 - 12:00am

The City Council approved the initial board of directors for the newly formed Olney Economic Development Corporation, naming seven members to the entity that replaces the Olney Economic Development Corporation. The Council also approved the EDC’s certificate of formation at its July 10 meeting.

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Water treatment plant nears critical deadline

Thu, 07/20/2023 - 12:00am

The City of Olney awaits the state environmental agency’s go-ahead to start building the $13.5 million water treatment plant. Photo by Will Sadler The City missed a July 10 deadline for keeping the construction of Olney’s new water treatment plant on track as delays by state environmental regulators pushed back the start of the $13.5 million project yet again.

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Olney not sold on new trash cans

Thu, 07/20/2023 - 12:00am

Olney residents brought more complaints to the City about the switchover from community dumpsters to single- household poly carts with problems ranging from the illegal use of business dumpsters to senior citizens’ difficulties in maneuvering the carts to garbage trucks tearing up property.