Another victim of the economic crisis is being claimed. This time it's happening right here in the ville. Due to the lack of demand for coke used in the steel making process the Wellsville Terminals will be closing for at least a year to a year and a half from what I was told.
Wellsville Terminals receives coal shipped in on river barges. That coal is then stock piled at their facilities at the lower end of the village. Eventually most of it is shipped out by truck to coke making facilities in Warren, Ohio. With the fall off in demand for steel the downward spiral for products that go into making that steel reaches Wellsville.
Informed sources tell me that currently all they are doing at the Terminal is shipping out what coal they had stock piled. They estimate they will be out of coal by next Tuesday. Presently there are three employees and a terminal manager that work there.
Although not a great number the closing of the terminal is another economic blow to the ville. With the closing comes the end of any financial benefit the village derives from its operation. It seems to never end. Also, it's a sad day for those that work there. Hopefully the closure will be short lived.
By this time next week the nagging nuisance of the coal dust problem will come to an end. Despite all they tried it just didn't seem to go away. Believe it or not they did try to alleviate it. I was hoping for a better solution.
ole nib
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As far as revenue from the terminal to Wellsville we got $0.00 Nothing but broken roads. Also, trying to contain a problem and containing a probably are not the same. The carelessly sprayed a little bit of water on tires and called it a day. That is when they did that. If you were up in the early morning they wouldn't even spray. Got the videos to show it.
If they reopen maybe the this time the EPA will get it right.
I hate to see people lose their jobs, but I will not miss the coal dust. Not only were the people along the truck route affected by the coal dust but people and their homes in the area of the plant had to suffer from the coal dust depending which way the wind was blowing.
If nothing else the village should have gotten income tax for wages paid plus their share of real estate taxes.
nib
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