July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
District offers free records shredding service (03/23/04)
The Jay County Solid Waste District has the answer for area residents and businesses that want to securely dispose of old records.
The district will host a county-wide shredding project on Saturday, April 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the LoBill Foods parking lot in Portland. District director Kay Hayes explained that any county resident or business official can drop off computer printouts, legal documents or old medical, tax, bank, financial or other records for disposal by Global Shred of Indianapolis.
The cost to the district is $180 an hour for shredding, but there is no cost to drop records off for disposal. Hayes also pointed out, “The shredder's enclosed in the truck,” which decreases the chance of blowing debris.
Jay County Commissioner Milo Miller Jr. supported opening the free service to businesses within the county. “I imagine there are a lot of industries that might have paper they want to dispose of,” he said during the waste district's board of directors' meeting Monday afternoon.
Also at that meeting, which was held at the district's headquarters, Hayes reported there were no problems leaving two of the district's recycling trailer boxes at volunteer sites over the weekend. In an attempt to cut weekend overtime costs, the district agreed at its February meeting to have the boxes dropped off on Fridays and picked up on Mondays.
The box left in the LoBill Foods parking lot was actually picked up Saturday night, but the box at Bloomfield Elementary School was left until Monday morning, Hayes said. “So far, everything is going OK” with the schedule changes, she added. Leaving the box at Bloomfield for pick up on Monday does not interfere with the school's schedule, she said.
The box left in the Ludwig’s parking lot in Dunkirk will adopt a similar schedule, and Hayes is awaiting approval from officials in Redkey and Pennville to institute like changes.
Also Monday, the board heard Waste Management district manager Leon Leach announce that the Jay County Landfill will host a free dump day on Saturday, April 3. From 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., county residents will be able to dispose of up to a 1.5-ton truckload of waste at the landfill free of charge.
Portland will hold a clean-up week from March 29 to April 2, Mayor Bruce Hosier reminded the board on Monday.
Individuals wishing to take advantage of the landfill's offer will be required to show proof of residence, Leach said. Also, no Freon appliances, batteries, liquids or car or truck tires will be accepted.
Another free dump day will be held in the fall, Leach added.
In other business Monday, the board:
•Approved claims totaling $11,303.43, with total monthly expenses of $16,149.03 through the end of March. The district's revenue from the per-ton tipping fee paid by Waste Management was $14,620 for the 9,845 tons dumped last month.
“It's the first time we expended more than we took in,” Hayes told the board during a review of the monthly tonnage report. After the meeting, she explained that expenses were up in February because supplies for future district events were purchased last month.
The district's checking account balance after the March claims were paid is $138,584.23, she said.
•Approved the transfer of $2,000 from the tire day fund and $1,060 from the all insurance account to the miscellaneous fund to pay an invoice from Beam Longest and Neff Consulting Engineers for its work on the district's 20-year plan.
•Discussed a 5.5 percent fee increase by Waste Management of Muncie for recycling pick ups at several schools within the county. East Jay and West Jay Middle schools, as well as Jay County High School, General Shanks and Bloomfield Elementary schools take part in the program.
The fee charged for collection at each school varies on the type of box being used, Hayes said.
•Asked Leach to work with Hayes to mark the location of the district's planned 40-foot by 40-foot pole barn for a reuse center near its headquarters at the intersection of Ind. 67 and county road 400 South. The estimated construction cost is $18,500.
Hayes said Monday she wants to keep an existing garage for additional storage space, and that a permit for the reuse center still needs to be acquired from the Jay/Portland Building and Planning Department.
•Took no action on a request from Indiana Conservation Officer Dwane Ford to site collection trailers for waste tires around the county. Jay County Commissioner Mike Leonhard pointed out that the county and state highway departments already pick up such tires from side ditches and other locations.
Leach also added that the landfill accepts all but car and truck tires, as long as they are quartered.
•Agreed to donate $100 to be a “platinum sponsor” at the upcoming Jay County Business EXPO 2004, which will be held May 1 and 2 at East Jay Middle School. The district will have a booth at the two-day event, which cost $150, Hayes said.
•Rejected a request from JCHS junior Nathan Tomey of Portland, who was seeking a donation to help fund his foreign language trip to France.[[In-content Ad]]
The district will host a county-wide shredding project on Saturday, April 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the LoBill Foods parking lot in Portland. District director Kay Hayes explained that any county resident or business official can drop off computer printouts, legal documents or old medical, tax, bank, financial or other records for disposal by Global Shred of Indianapolis.
The cost to the district is $180 an hour for shredding, but there is no cost to drop records off for disposal. Hayes also pointed out, “The shredder's enclosed in the truck,” which decreases the chance of blowing debris.
Jay County Commissioner Milo Miller Jr. supported opening the free service to businesses within the county. “I imagine there are a lot of industries that might have paper they want to dispose of,” he said during the waste district's board of directors' meeting Monday afternoon.
Also at that meeting, which was held at the district's headquarters, Hayes reported there were no problems leaving two of the district's recycling trailer boxes at volunteer sites over the weekend. In an attempt to cut weekend overtime costs, the district agreed at its February meeting to have the boxes dropped off on Fridays and picked up on Mondays.
The box left in the LoBill Foods parking lot was actually picked up Saturday night, but the box at Bloomfield Elementary School was left until Monday morning, Hayes said. “So far, everything is going OK” with the schedule changes, she added. Leaving the box at Bloomfield for pick up on Monday does not interfere with the school's schedule, she said.
The box left in the Ludwig’s parking lot in Dunkirk will adopt a similar schedule, and Hayes is awaiting approval from officials in Redkey and Pennville to institute like changes.
Also Monday, the board heard Waste Management district manager Leon Leach announce that the Jay County Landfill will host a free dump day on Saturday, April 3. From 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., county residents will be able to dispose of up to a 1.5-ton truckload of waste at the landfill free of charge.
Portland will hold a clean-up week from March 29 to April 2, Mayor Bruce Hosier reminded the board on Monday.
Individuals wishing to take advantage of the landfill's offer will be required to show proof of residence, Leach said. Also, no Freon appliances, batteries, liquids or car or truck tires will be accepted.
Another free dump day will be held in the fall, Leach added.
In other business Monday, the board:
•Approved claims totaling $11,303.43, with total monthly expenses of $16,149.03 through the end of March. The district's revenue from the per-ton tipping fee paid by Waste Management was $14,620 for the 9,845 tons dumped last month.
“It's the first time we expended more than we took in,” Hayes told the board during a review of the monthly tonnage report. After the meeting, she explained that expenses were up in February because supplies for future district events were purchased last month.
The district's checking account balance after the March claims were paid is $138,584.23, she said.
•Approved the transfer of $2,000 from the tire day fund and $1,060 from the all insurance account to the miscellaneous fund to pay an invoice from Beam Longest and Neff Consulting Engineers for its work on the district's 20-year plan.
•Discussed a 5.5 percent fee increase by Waste Management of Muncie for recycling pick ups at several schools within the county. East Jay and West Jay Middle schools, as well as Jay County High School, General Shanks and Bloomfield Elementary schools take part in the program.
The fee charged for collection at each school varies on the type of box being used, Hayes said.
•Asked Leach to work with Hayes to mark the location of the district's planned 40-foot by 40-foot pole barn for a reuse center near its headquarters at the intersection of Ind. 67 and county road 400 South. The estimated construction cost is $18,500.
Hayes said Monday she wants to keep an existing garage for additional storage space, and that a permit for the reuse center still needs to be acquired from the Jay/Portland Building and Planning Department.
•Took no action on a request from Indiana Conservation Officer Dwane Ford to site collection trailers for waste tires around the county. Jay County Commissioner Mike Leonhard pointed out that the county and state highway departments already pick up such tires from side ditches and other locations.
Leach also added that the landfill accepts all but car and truck tires, as long as they are quartered.
•Agreed to donate $100 to be a “platinum sponsor” at the upcoming Jay County Business EXPO 2004, which will be held May 1 and 2 at East Jay Middle School. The district will have a booth at the two-day event, which cost $150, Hayes said.
•Rejected a request from JCHS junior Nathan Tomey of Portland, who was seeking a donation to help fund his foreign language trip to France.[[In-content Ad]]
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