By Sarah Richardson
At their final meeting of 2025, members of the Lewisburg City Council heard the annual report from Greenworks Recycling, which detailed the organization’s activity over the past year. It was reported that “major infrastructure improvements” have been done at Greenworks, and their processing lot has “expanded significantly.”
“Our commitment is simple, support independence for our team, and make investments into mother Earth and sustainability into our community,” said Myles Iezzi with Greenworks. He noted that the recycling industry is “naturally unstable, and dynamics with economics are often difficult.” He explained that just surviving as a recycling outfit “is a success of sorts” and they are “working hard to keep the program strong.” He also noted that they are still offering glass recycling, despite financial losses from offering the service, and he believes they are the only recycler in the southern half of the state offering this service.
Next, under the police chief’s report, Chief Teubert said that the city now has new license plate readers, and he specified that they are scanning for stolen vehicle’s license plates. Fire Chief Joey Thomas then reported that fire calls are “higher this month” as is typical at the start of the colder winter months.
At the end of the meeting, Councilmember Sarah Elkins, who also serves on the Parks Commission, announced that this was her last meeting as she is resigning. She has recently accepted a new job that requires lots of traveling, and stated “As much as I love being here, I anticipate being on the road a lot.” She added, “I have learned so much from everyone in this room, I’ve been made better for being here.” Mayor White and other councilmembers sent her off with well wishes and accolades as she pivots to her new career.
