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Shreveport committee asks state DEQ about illegal tire dumping after spike following cleanups
Summary
Committee members described recent illegal tire dumping after neighborhood cleanups and sought a meeting with the state Department of Environmental Quality to discuss enforcement and disposal options; staff cited a Baton Rouge ordinance that charges tire dealers a permit fee as one possible model.
Committee members raised illegal tire dumping as a recurring issue at cleanups and asked staff to pursue state guidance and possible local ordinance options.
Council members said an area cleanup in Allendale was followed by a dump of roughly 30 tires on Paxman Street and argued for stronger penalties and disposal options. "I don't want the penalties... to be light when it comes to that because that's the major infraction on a neighborhood," one council member said, urging legal staff to consider theft charges if tires are traced.
Property standards staff said they had received an ordinance example from Baton Rouge that requires a $100 annual tire dealer permit and that the city had reached out to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) but had not yet heard back. Staff requested that the committee arrange for a DEQ representative to meet with the city to explain state mandates on tire handling and disposal.
A committee member asked staff to contact Baton Rouge officials to identify who drafted that ordinance so Shreveport could learn implementation details.
Ending: The committee asked staff to schedule a DEQ briefing and to follow up with Baton Rouge contacts; no new local ordinance was adopted at the meeting.
