 At the same time, McGowan notified the town that Montclair State College and the Erie Lackawanna were in talks to lease the station.McGowan stated that a lease or demolition of the depot would take care of the unsanitary conditions.On February 2, 1970, the complaint against the Erie Lackawanna was dismissed by the Montclair Municipal Court Judge Frank Brunetto, Jr. Johseph C. Dickson, Jr., the Assistant Town Counsel, noted that the railroad took care of the rodent outbreak.