Weiland to retire in May

By TOM KANE

NARROWSBURG — Charles Wieland, assistant superintendent of the Town of Tusten Water Department, chairman of the Planning Board and the town’s representative on the Upper Delaware Council, will retire from his job on May 25.

Wieland has worked for the town for 12 years.

“I will remain the chairman of planning and the town’s representative on the Upper Delaware Council,” Wieland said.

The town board immediately began a search for a qualified person to replace Wieland.

“I’ll be available for a while beyond my retirement date if the town hasn’t found anyone,” he said.

Wieland said he is spending more time taking care of his 91-year-old mother Mary “Toots” Wieland, whose house burned down last year. She is currently living with him.

In other town matters, the board discussed the need for a new well to replace the oldest of the town’s three wells. “The old well is needing more and more maintenance to keep its capacity up. It’s not worth it to spend the money,” said superintendent of water and sewer Scott Birney. “It makes sense to dig a new well.”

“People get real testy when they don’t have water,” Birney said. The cost of a new well is in the area of $22,000.

The board’s water committee will study the problem and make a recommendation to the full board.