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September 07, 2011

Briefly Noted: Controller Says Garbage Investigation Complete

(News)

A private security firm has completed its investigation into the city's garbage hauling contract, City Controller Ray Malinchak said Wednesday night.

Malinchak said he received the report last Thursday from Corporate Security and Investigations of Monaca, Beaver County, but that he would not be supplying a copy to city council.

However, Malinchak claimed that the investigation has uncovered what he called "systematic" overcharging of the city by its trash hauler, Nickolich Sanitation of Clairton.

Malinchak, who is planning to run for mayor this fall as an independent, vowed to turn the information over to law enforcement agencies.

His announcement during the public comment period of Wednesday's council meeting set off an angry exchange between Malinchak and Council President Michael Cherepko, the Democratic candidate for mayor.

Cherepko accused the controller of misusing city hall employees and of conducting a politically motivated "witch hunt."

More details will follow in the Almanac.






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