July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Income drops for waste district (02/24/2009)
Jay County Solid Waste District
By By MIKE SNYDER-
Just like the rest of the world, finances are tight for the Jay County Solid Waste District.
But the district, which directs efforts to recycle and re-use across the county, is fortunate enough to have reserves from which to draw.
District income, generated through a tipping fee imposed on trash deposited in the Jay County Landfill, dropped significantly in January.
But unlike many businesses and individuals, the downturn isn't exactly a crisis for the district, which has more than $190,000 in reserves.
Officials at the landfill, who weren't present at Monday's meeting of the district board of directors, have told director Kay Hayes that volume at the landfill has dropped.
"Things are down ... we're watching what we spend," Hayes told board members Dan Orr, Bill Gibson, Milo Miller Jr., Faron Parr and Jim Zimmerman.
Also Monday, board members approved bonuses for not-for-profit groups that staff that district's Saturday drop-off recycling trailers.
Total bonuses of $9,204 were paid, based on a formula of 1 cent per pound collected plus a bonus of .5 cent for each pound of increased collections over the previous year.
As has become customary, Bloomfield Elementary School PTO led in volume and collections, garnering a bonus of $2,902.40.
Also receiving significant bonuses were Friends of the School (Salamonia) $814.90, Judan Judo Club $750.80, Madison Go-Getters 4-H Club $745, and Jay County Shooting Sports 4-H Club $681.20.
In other business, board members discussed a potential problem with the permanent large roll-off recycling trailer at Bloomfield.
Volunteer Sue Twigg has for the past several years sorted through the items tossed into that container, separating the trash from the recyclable items. Twigg, who also collected items for recycling from area businesses and groups to increase the volume for the Bloomfield school group, is no longer assisting with the school's recycling program.
Hayes said Monday she has talked with Bloomfield principal Dan Hoffman about the need to keep trash out of the recycling trailer, and plans to attend a Bloomfield PTO meeting Tuesday, March 3.
"There's definitely a problem out there ... and I'm going to address it," Hayes said. "It needs to be handled with diplomacy but firmly."
Board members agreed with Hayes regarding the need to keep trash out of the recycling. The trailers are hauled by Waste Management of Indiana to a recycling facility for sorting. Trash mixed into a load of recycling can ruin the load.
"If they can't control their trailer out there, maybe they won't have a trailer," Hosier said.
Also Monday, board members learned that local residents John Stockton and Nancy Garringer have been appointed to the district's citizens advisory committee, which helps provide advice and guidance to the board.
Also members of the CAC are Bob Sours, Cindy Denney and a representative from the Jay County Landfill.
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But the district, which directs efforts to recycle and re-use across the county, is fortunate enough to have reserves from which to draw.
District income, generated through a tipping fee imposed on trash deposited in the Jay County Landfill, dropped significantly in January.
But unlike many businesses and individuals, the downturn isn't exactly a crisis for the district, which has more than $190,000 in reserves.
Officials at the landfill, who weren't present at Monday's meeting of the district board of directors, have told director Kay Hayes that volume at the landfill has dropped.
"Things are down ... we're watching what we spend," Hayes told board members Dan Orr, Bill Gibson, Milo Miller Jr., Faron Parr and Jim Zimmerman.
Also Monday, board members approved bonuses for not-for-profit groups that staff that district's Saturday drop-off recycling trailers.
Total bonuses of $9,204 were paid, based on a formula of 1 cent per pound collected plus a bonus of .5 cent for each pound of increased collections over the previous year.
As has become customary, Bloomfield Elementary School PTO led in volume and collections, garnering a bonus of $2,902.40.
Also receiving significant bonuses were Friends of the School (Salamonia) $814.90, Judan Judo Club $750.80, Madison Go-Getters 4-H Club $745, and Jay County Shooting Sports 4-H Club $681.20.
In other business, board members discussed a potential problem with the permanent large roll-off recycling trailer at Bloomfield.
Volunteer Sue Twigg has for the past several years sorted through the items tossed into that container, separating the trash from the recyclable items. Twigg, who also collected items for recycling from area businesses and groups to increase the volume for the Bloomfield school group, is no longer assisting with the school's recycling program.
Hayes said Monday she has talked with Bloomfield principal Dan Hoffman about the need to keep trash out of the recycling trailer, and plans to attend a Bloomfield PTO meeting Tuesday, March 3.
"There's definitely a problem out there ... and I'm going to address it," Hayes said. "It needs to be handled with diplomacy but firmly."
Board members agreed with Hayes regarding the need to keep trash out of the recycling. The trailers are hauled by Waste Management of Indiana to a recycling facility for sorting. Trash mixed into a load of recycling can ruin the load.
"If they can't control their trailer out there, maybe they won't have a trailer," Hosier said.
Also Monday, board members learned that local residents John Stockton and Nancy Garringer have been appointed to the district's citizens advisory committee, which helps provide advice and guidance to the board.
Also members of the CAC are Bob Sours, Cindy Denney and a representative from the Jay County Landfill.
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