Jim Warner is retiring at the end of 2018 after 31 years with the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA), the last 22 as their CEO. Jim’s program will include a brief look how waste management has changed during his career both locally and nationally. Jim is a recognized leader in the waste industry. On August 22nd, he will receive their professional association’s highest award that can be given for distinguished lifetime service in Nashville, TN.
The history of LCSWMA began in 1954 when the city of Lancaster and several surrounding municipalities formed the Lancaster Area Refuse Authority, better known as LARA. During these years, LARA operated several landfills, one on the former Lancaster Brick Company site that is now a wooded region that hosts extensive hiking trails. The other landfill was closed and capped in the late 1960s and now forms part of the Lancaster County Central Park.
In 1968, LARA constructed the Creswell Landfill, located south of Columbia in Manor Township. The Creswell Landfill served the county's needs for 21 years before it was closed and capped in 1989. In the 1980s, with technology advancing and the amount of trash rapidly increasing, LARA recognized the need for an up-to-date, comprehensive plan to manage the disposal needs of the entire county.
In 1986, after several years of research by a solid waste advisory committee, LARA was renamed the Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority to encompass its new mission to manage solid waste and recyclable materials in an environmentally safe, reliable and efficient manner for all of Lancaster County. The new plan mandated a new landfill, a waste-to-energy facility and waste-reduction programs (recycling).
In 1988, guided by a new state law, LCSWMA augmented its new plan of an Integrated System by opening a Household Hazardous Waste Facility that would serve the community by accepting hazardous materials (computers, cell phones fluorescent bulbs, car batteries, paint, etc.) and disposing of them in an environmentally safe manner. Each year, LCSWMA processes more than 600,000 tons of waste through the facilities that comprise the Integrated System: the Transfer Station, the Household Hazardous Waste Facility, the Waste-to-Energy Facility and the Frey Farm Landfill. In addition, LCSWMA coordinates recycling programs for municipalities and local businesses.
In 2013, LCSWMA acquired the Susquehanna Resource Management Complex (SRMC), formerly known as the Harrisburg Resource Recovery Facility or "incinerator" to ensure future waste processing capacity for both the Lancaster and Dauphin County communities, while also offering additional flexibility to LCSWMA's already robust Integrated System.
Over the last several decades, LCSWMA has grown tremendously. From its humble beginnings of one employee and one bulldozer, LCSWMA has increased to a staff of 90+ full-time, 10+ part-time and several seasonal employees. A multi-million dollar operation that manages close to a million tons of municipal solid waste, LCSWMA is now a regional waste management authority serving both Lancaster and Dauphin Counties. LCSWMA has transformed from a flow-control dependent operation to a thriving organization focused on diversified business opportunities, green operations practices and long-term community sustainability. (From the LCSWA website)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Rotary Refugee Center
Two 16-year-old boys, Congolese refugees, need housing as soon as possible. Rising juniors at a parochial high school (Catholic High) in Lancaster, they sought asylum in the US two years ago. The boys are cousins; their father/uncle was imprisoned due to political beliefs and their mother/aunt wanted them to be safe and to receive an education. She sent them to the US to live with a relative.
The relative has a wife and three children of his own, and does not have the financial means to provide for the boys. Food has been an ongoing issue within the household. At this point in time, the boys' father/uncle is desperately seeking a home for them while they complete their final two years of high school. Food, transportation, and other living expenses are all needed, with no compensation available.
If anyone has the means to help these boys, please contact Anne Weiss at andy4249@verizon.net or 717.984.8412
Rotary Rendezvous at Stoner Grille
The next RCL Rendezvous will be held Wednesday, August 8th at the Stoner Grille. PP Bob McClenathan will moderate the meeting which will encompass PP Bob’s Eye Missions, African Safaris, Rotary matters or his Jerry Garcia necktie collection. We just don’t know. But remember, he once was the world’s most interesting Rotarian.
Foundation Awards
PP Nick Downey reminded the Club that if you are a new member or a grizzled older member and don’t understand the Rotary Foundation, please think about joining our Foundation Committee. This is the part of Rotary that makes all the other programs, projects and giving possible.
PP Nick then invited the following members to the podium to receive PHF awards.
Bill “Doc” Marshall
PHF+2
PP Karl Boltz
PHF+1
Joys & Concerns
None Reported
DUTY ROSTER
Transmitter Reporter:
Andy Fletcher
Invocation:
Dave Hosler
Pianist:
Jamie Alton
Song Leader:
Susan Eberly
Registration:
Graham Side, Brad Forrey
Greeter
Alan Friedland
Sergeant-at-Arms
Brad Forrey
Visitor Introductions:
Jon Walker
Joys and Concerns
Linda Dodge
Speaker Introduction:
Tom Gemmill
Help Keep the Club Calendar Updated
All Rotarians – especially committee chairs – are encouraged to help keep our new Club Calendar full and updated with the great things that our Club is doing in the community. Please submit any items you would like added to Deb by e-mailing her atRotaryClubofLancaster@gmail.com. Examples include the schedule of McCaskey Mentoring Sessions, Committee Meetings, Power Packs or Salvation Army Bell Ringing. If it’s happening, let’s get it on the Calendar for all to see! Your help will keep us all updated with what’s going on within the Club AND will showcase our very active Club to the Lancaster Community and to prospective members. The Club Calendar is available atwww.LancasterRotary.org
Thirty (30) minute attendance at Committee meetings
Bring a guest to a Rotary meeting
Attending or volunteering at certain designated events
Attending a meeting at another Club, such as the following nearby Clubs:
CLUB NAME
ID
LOCATION
MEETING TIME
Denver-Ephrata Area
5340
American Legion, 300 Cocalico St, Ephrata
Thursdays at 7:30 AM
Donegal
5333
Gus’s Keystone Restaurant, 1050 W Main St, Mount Joy
Tuesdays at 7:30 AM
Elizabethtown
5338
Fred Barley VFW Post 5667, 126 Maytown Road, Elizabethtown
Fridays at 12:15 PM
Hershey
5344
Hershey Lodge & Convention Center, 325 University Drive, Hershey
Mondays at 12:00 PM
and
Wednesdays at 5:30 PM
Lancaster Hempfield
5348
Heritage Hotel, 500 Centerville Road, Lancaster
Tuesdays at 7:15 AM
Lancaster Penn Square
82495
Federal Tap House, 201 N Queen St, Lancaster
Wednesdays at 5:30 PM
Lancaster Sunrise
50590
Lancaster Country Club, 1466 New Holland Pike, Lancaster
Thursdays at 7:30 AM
Lancaster-South
24701
Oak Leaf Manor, 2101 Wabank Rd, Millersville
Wednesdays at 7:30 AM
Lititz
5350
General Sutter Inn, 14 E Main St, Lititz
Every Tuesday at 6:00 PM and every Thursday at 12:00 PM
Manheim
5352
Teen Central, 15 S Wolf St, Manheim
Thursdays at 12:00 PM
Mount Joy
5357
The Gathering Place, 6 Pine St, Mount Joy
Tuesdays at 12:15 PM
New Holland
5359
Garden Spot Village, 433 S Kinzer Ave,
New Holland
1st, 3rd, 5th Wednesday at 7:30 AM - 2nd & 4th at NOON
Paradise
5361
Bird-in-Hand Restaurant, 2760 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird in Hand
Thursdays at 12:15 PM
The Transmitter is published weekly. Submissions for Announcements and Committee changes/additions are due to the editor via email by 4:00 p.m. the Friday prior to the next publication date. Email to: asfletch@ptd.net
Executive Administrator: Deb Kachel, 717.581.8811, fax 717.396.9782 Email to:
rotarycluboflancaster@gmail.com
Rotary Club of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, PO Box 1387, Lancaster, PA 17608
