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City reports successful tire-recycling drive; received a larger grant this year
Summary
The city reported collecting about 1,600 tires during a recent tire-recycling drive financed in part by a grant this year of $27,000; staff said hauling costs for that drive were about $8,000 and the city plans future recycling events using remaining grant funds.
City Manager Todd Darden told the council the city’s tire-recycling drive collected more than 1,600 tires during the first weekend in May and that a contractor hauled the material to a recycling center.
Darden said the city received a grant of $27,000 this year to support recycling work — a larger award than typical — and that the tire drive cost about $8,000 to haul the collected tires. He said the city typically applies for the grant annually and expected to run additional recycling days using remaining funds.
Councilmembers thanked staff and noted the city hopes to schedule further drives to reduce illegally dumped tires. Staff did not provide a detailed budget breakdown at the meeting beyond the figures noted above.
