July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
District OK's new site (03/24/2009)
Jay County Solid Waste District
By By MIKE SNYDER-
Another option for drop-off recycling has been approved in Jay County, but it's not one that the general public is actually being encouraged to use.
A permanent recycling trailer at the Bryant Community Center was approved Monday by members of the Jay County Solid Waste District.
Sue Twigg, who formerly coordinated recycling collection efforts for the Bloomfield Elementary School PTO, will be in charge of the new effort at the Bryant CC.
Twigg, who for several years has collected recyclable items from area business and industry, will deposit the items she collects in the new roll-off container in Bryant.
Although the public will not be prohibited from using the container, waste district director Kay Hayes said, "We're not encouraging (public drop-offs at the site)."
In other business Monday, members of the district board agreed to purchase heavy-duty contractor-strength trash bags for a county road clean-up effort that will be done using inmates on work release.
That clean-up effort, which last year focused on heavily-traveled sections of county roads 300 North, 200 West and 400 South, will be coordinated by county engineer Dan Watson and staff from Jay County Community Corrections.
In the past several years, clean-up crews have gone through about 300 bags annually. The bags are purchased from True Value Hardware in Portland, Hayes said.
Also, the board approved claims totaling $31,799.27, a total much higher than the normal amount. The total was up thanks in large part to a $12,000 subsidy the board had previously agreed to pay for Portland's curbside recycling program.
District income, derived from a $1.25 per ton fee imposed on trash dumped in the Jay County Landfill, was only $13,869 in February. That is the lowest monthly total since the single-county district was formed in 2002.
Hayes said that she has already begun to take action on what could become a budget crunch.
"I have already started cutting back," Hayes said.
Although the district has $65,903 in its checking account and $102,164 in an investment account, cuts may become necessary. The district's $290,000 budget for 2009 was established based on approximately $24,200 in monthly income. Income levels have been well below that for the past six months.[[In-content Ad]]
A permanent recycling trailer at the Bryant Community Center was approved Monday by members of the Jay County Solid Waste District.
Sue Twigg, who formerly coordinated recycling collection efforts for the Bloomfield Elementary School PTO, will be in charge of the new effort at the Bryant CC.
Twigg, who for several years has collected recyclable items from area business and industry, will deposit the items she collects in the new roll-off container in Bryant.
Although the public will not be prohibited from using the container, waste district director Kay Hayes said, "We're not encouraging (public drop-offs at the site)."
In other business Monday, members of the district board agreed to purchase heavy-duty contractor-strength trash bags for a county road clean-up effort that will be done using inmates on work release.
That clean-up effort, which last year focused on heavily-traveled sections of county roads 300 North, 200 West and 400 South, will be coordinated by county engineer Dan Watson and staff from Jay County Community Corrections.
In the past several years, clean-up crews have gone through about 300 bags annually. The bags are purchased from True Value Hardware in Portland, Hayes said.
Also, the board approved claims totaling $31,799.27, a total much higher than the normal amount. The total was up thanks in large part to a $12,000 subsidy the board had previously agreed to pay for Portland's curbside recycling program.
District income, derived from a $1.25 per ton fee imposed on trash dumped in the Jay County Landfill, was only $13,869 in February. That is the lowest monthly total since the single-county district was formed in 2002.
Hayes said that she has already begun to take action on what could become a budget crunch.
"I have already started cutting back," Hayes said.
Although the district has $65,903 in its checking account and $102,164 in an investment account, cuts may become necessary. The district's $290,000 budget for 2009 was established based on approximately $24,200 in monthly income. Income levels have been well below that for the past six months.[[In-content Ad]]
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