July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
District facing contract increase
Jay County Solid Waste District
Proposed increases in rates for the pick-up of school recycling have members of a local board hoping there is room for negotiation.
BestWay Disposal, which has hauled school recycling on a verbal contract since agreeing to a route switch with Rumpke, is proposing increases that would range from relatively small to nearly 300 percent.
Kay Hayes, director of the Jay County Solid Waste District, told members of her board Monday that the current amounts were not standardized.
All nine public schools and an Amish school in Jackson Township collect recyclable materials and deposit them in boxes that are collected by lift trucks.
The cost of that collection and hauling is paid for by the district.
Board members asked Hayes to collect information on the size of box at each school and a comparison of the current and proposed rates.
"Is there any room for negotiation?" board member Dan Orr asked.
Hayes and district administrative assistant Jill Hall said they believe that BestWay is willing to work with the district on a compromise.
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The board, which earlier in the meeting authorized Hayes to draw money from an investment account to cover expenses in the coming month if necessary, expressed concerns about the proposed increases on the overall budget.
"If we're losing money at the old prices, we're really going to be losing money at the new prices," said Milo Miller Jr., president of the board.
Also Monday, board members authorized Hayes to obtain quotes for a new water softener at district headquarters after she said the current model, a rental, had failed.
The district rents its headquarters, a converted home, from Waste Management of Indiana, owner/operator of the Jay County Landfill.
The problem with the water softener was discovered during an investigation of a water supply problem. It was at first thought that a well pump was going bad.
Hayes was asked to get quotes on new models, including information on warranty and repair costs. Board members also instructed her to check into "on-demand" softening systems that use less salt.
In other business, the district board:
•Approved a total of $15,074.38 in claims, leaving just $12,239.02 in a checking account. The district has $102,568.06 in the investment account, and Hayes was authorized to tap into those funds if necessary. During a lengthy discussion last month, board members discussed increasing a district tipping fee to $1.50 per ton (from its current $1.25 per ton level). That fee is collected and paid to the district on each ton of trash deposited in the Jay County Landfill.
Board members plan to revisit that increase in June. Miller, who is also president of Jay County Commissioners, has vowed that he will not impose taxes to fund district operations.[[In-content Ad]]
BestWay Disposal, which has hauled school recycling on a verbal contract since agreeing to a route switch with Rumpke, is proposing increases that would range from relatively small to nearly 300 percent.
Kay Hayes, director of the Jay County Solid Waste District, told members of her board Monday that the current amounts were not standardized.
All nine public schools and an Amish school in Jackson Township collect recyclable materials and deposit them in boxes that are collected by lift trucks.
The cost of that collection and hauling is paid for by the district.
Board members asked Hayes to collect information on the size of box at each school and a comparison of the current and proposed rates.
"Is there any room for negotiation?" board member Dan Orr asked.
Hayes and district administrative assistant Jill Hall said they believe that BestWay is willing to work with the district on a compromise.
See District page 5
Continued from page 1
The board, which earlier in the meeting authorized Hayes to draw money from an investment account to cover expenses in the coming month if necessary, expressed concerns about the proposed increases on the overall budget.
"If we're losing money at the old prices, we're really going to be losing money at the new prices," said Milo Miller Jr., president of the board.
Also Monday, board members authorized Hayes to obtain quotes for a new water softener at district headquarters after she said the current model, a rental, had failed.
The district rents its headquarters, a converted home, from Waste Management of Indiana, owner/operator of the Jay County Landfill.
The problem with the water softener was discovered during an investigation of a water supply problem. It was at first thought that a well pump was going bad.
Hayes was asked to get quotes on new models, including information on warranty and repair costs. Board members also instructed her to check into "on-demand" softening systems that use less salt.
In other business, the district board:
•Approved a total of $15,074.38 in claims, leaving just $12,239.02 in a checking account. The district has $102,568.06 in the investment account, and Hayes was authorized to tap into those funds if necessary. During a lengthy discussion last month, board members discussed increasing a district tipping fee to $1.50 per ton (from its current $1.25 per ton level). That fee is collected and paid to the district on each ton of trash deposited in the Jay County Landfill.
Board members plan to revisit that increase in June. Miller, who is also president of Jay County Commissioners, has vowed that he will not impose taxes to fund district operations.[[In-content Ad]]
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