July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
District will pay for grinder (1/25/05)
Decision will keep much storm debris out of landfill
By By Mike Snyder-
A decision to take the lead in keeping ice storm debris out of the landfill will be costly in more ways than one for a local waste district.
But members of the Jay County Solid Waste District agreed Monday that paying for a grinder to be used by all six incorporated cities and towns in the county is the right thing to do.
Not only will hiring someone to grind the tons and tons of debris resulting from the Jan. 5 storm be costly (a minimum of $14,000, according to figures from an Ohio company discussed Monday), the district will be cutting a potential revenue stream.
The district receives $1.25 for each ton of trash deposited in the Jay County Landfill.
The waste district could eventually recoup up to 75 percent of the cost of hiring the grinder if an application for a federal hazard mitigation grant is successful.
All governmental units in Jay, Randolph, Blackford and Delaware counties are eligible to apply for the grants, which will reimburse up to 75 percent of the cost of actions taken during or after the ice storm and power outage to protect life or property.
David Price, a representative of T.T.I. Custom Wood Grinding of Ansonia, provided a list of costs Monday and answered questions from board members Bill Gibson, Bruce Hosier, Milo Miller Jr., Gary Theurer and Faron Parr.
Miller asked JCSWD executive director Kay Hayes last week to begin shopping for a contractor to grind the debris. Miller said Monday that he would like to see a low grade mulch result from the grinding.
“If we’re going to grind it up, we want something that somebody can use,” Miller said.
“We regularly process urban material with a single pass and the residents really like it,” Price told the board.
The horizontal grinder used by T.T.I., which the company calls “The Beast,” can handle material up to 60 inches wide and 30 inches in diameter. It is powered by a 500 horsepower diesel engine.
The cost for the grinder is $300 per machine hour, with a four-hour minimum. Rental of an excavator with a grapple attachment for loading debris into the grinder is $75 per hour.
The company also charges $60 per trip plus $1.25 per round trip mile.
“We’re on board with this, and we think T.T.I. is the company that can serve our needs,” said Portland Mayor Hosier.
Board members took no action on the matter Monday, asking Hayes to get more details from a company called Northern Indiana Grinding and Recycling of Goshen which had sent some preliminary information to Jay County Highway Department superintendent Ken Wellman.
Board members and Price said that communities should begin thinking about placing and/or moving the storm debris to an area that will be accessible when the ground thaws.
Price said the grinder weighs 38,000 pounds.
Also Monday, board members opened bids from three companies for hauling services for the district’s staffed Saturday drop-off recycling program.
The apparent low bidder was Rumpke of Richmond, which bid $49,820 based on the district’s current schedule and level of pulls required. Before leaving, a company representative said that figure translated to $265 per pull.
Waste Management, which also owns the Jay County Landfill, bid $220 for weekday pulls, $280 for weekend pulls and a $25 per ton processing fee.
Also bidding was D&T Trucking of Decatur, which submitted a price of $265 per pull plus a $25 per ton processing fee.
The bids will be reviewed by Hayes, who will make a recommendation to the board in February.
A Waste Management representative said Monday the company will continue to provide services at the current price until the board chooses a new provider.
In other business at Monday’s meeting, board members:
•Re-elected Miller as president and Gibson as vice president. Theurer was chosen as secretary, replacing Mike Leonhard, who left office as a commissioner Dec. 31. Miller and Theurer are authorized to sign waste district checks.
•Learned that the district received $19,214 in tipping fee income in December on 15,526 tons of trash deposited in the landfill.
•Chose the lower of two bids to install a ceiling and insulation in a pole barn at district headquarters being used as a re-use center. Tom’s Building Service, rural Portland, owned by Tom Zimmerman, bid $3,527.26 on the job. M&E Construction, owned by Leonhard, bid $4,760 with blown insulation and $4,980 with batt insulation.
•Appointed Cindy Denney as a new member of the district’s citizens advisory committee. Denney replaces Vicki Leonard, who recently resigned.
•Agreed to purchase brooms and dust pans for each of the approximately 19 volunteer groups that staff the district’s drop-off recycling sites. The items will help the groups clean up items — especially broken glass — around the recycling dumpsters.[[In-content Ad]]
But members of the Jay County Solid Waste District agreed Monday that paying for a grinder to be used by all six incorporated cities and towns in the county is the right thing to do.
Not only will hiring someone to grind the tons and tons of debris resulting from the Jan. 5 storm be costly (a minimum of $14,000, according to figures from an Ohio company discussed Monday), the district will be cutting a potential revenue stream.
The district receives $1.25 for each ton of trash deposited in the Jay County Landfill.
The waste district could eventually recoup up to 75 percent of the cost of hiring the grinder if an application for a federal hazard mitigation grant is successful.
All governmental units in Jay, Randolph, Blackford and Delaware counties are eligible to apply for the grants, which will reimburse up to 75 percent of the cost of actions taken during or after the ice storm and power outage to protect life or property.
David Price, a representative of T.T.I. Custom Wood Grinding of Ansonia, provided a list of costs Monday and answered questions from board members Bill Gibson, Bruce Hosier, Milo Miller Jr., Gary Theurer and Faron Parr.
Miller asked JCSWD executive director Kay Hayes last week to begin shopping for a contractor to grind the debris. Miller said Monday that he would like to see a low grade mulch result from the grinding.
“If we’re going to grind it up, we want something that somebody can use,” Miller said.
“We regularly process urban material with a single pass and the residents really like it,” Price told the board.
The horizontal grinder used by T.T.I., which the company calls “The Beast,” can handle material up to 60 inches wide and 30 inches in diameter. It is powered by a 500 horsepower diesel engine.
The cost for the grinder is $300 per machine hour, with a four-hour minimum. Rental of an excavator with a grapple attachment for loading debris into the grinder is $75 per hour.
The company also charges $60 per trip plus $1.25 per round trip mile.
“We’re on board with this, and we think T.T.I. is the company that can serve our needs,” said Portland Mayor Hosier.
Board members took no action on the matter Monday, asking Hayes to get more details from a company called Northern Indiana Grinding and Recycling of Goshen which had sent some preliminary information to Jay County Highway Department superintendent Ken Wellman.
Board members and Price said that communities should begin thinking about placing and/or moving the storm debris to an area that will be accessible when the ground thaws.
Price said the grinder weighs 38,000 pounds.
Also Monday, board members opened bids from three companies for hauling services for the district’s staffed Saturday drop-off recycling program.
The apparent low bidder was Rumpke of Richmond, which bid $49,820 based on the district’s current schedule and level of pulls required. Before leaving, a company representative said that figure translated to $265 per pull.
Waste Management, which also owns the Jay County Landfill, bid $220 for weekday pulls, $280 for weekend pulls and a $25 per ton processing fee.
Also bidding was D&T Trucking of Decatur, which submitted a price of $265 per pull plus a $25 per ton processing fee.
The bids will be reviewed by Hayes, who will make a recommendation to the board in February.
A Waste Management representative said Monday the company will continue to provide services at the current price until the board chooses a new provider.
In other business at Monday’s meeting, board members:
•Re-elected Miller as president and Gibson as vice president. Theurer was chosen as secretary, replacing Mike Leonhard, who left office as a commissioner Dec. 31. Miller and Theurer are authorized to sign waste district checks.
•Learned that the district received $19,214 in tipping fee income in December on 15,526 tons of trash deposited in the landfill.
•Chose the lower of two bids to install a ceiling and insulation in a pole barn at district headquarters being used as a re-use center. Tom’s Building Service, rural Portland, owned by Tom Zimmerman, bid $3,527.26 on the job. M&E Construction, owned by Leonhard, bid $4,760 with blown insulation and $4,980 with batt insulation.
•Appointed Cindy Denney as a new member of the district’s citizens advisory committee. Denney replaces Vicki Leonard, who recently resigned.
•Agreed to purchase brooms and dust pans for each of the approximately 19 volunteer groups that staff the district’s drop-off recycling sites. The items will help the groups clean up items — especially broken glass — around the recycling dumpsters.[[In-content Ad]]
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