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Bourbon County commissioners debate separating landfill from public works; financial questions send decisions to later sessions
Summary
Commissioners discussed proposals to make the county landfill a separate department from public works and debated whether employees should continue receiving free dump access. No structural change was approved; the board tabled fee changes and asked for financial reports and work sessions before deciding.
The Bourbon County Commission heard hours of debate about whether the county landfill should be organized as a stand‑alone department separate from Public Works and whether employees should retain free access to the landfill. Commissioners did not adopt a reorganization; they voted to delay decisions until staff supply more financial data and work sessions can be held.
The discussion centered on two practical questions: whether separating the landfill would improve operational oversight and prioritization of repairs and equipment, and whether continuing the long‑standing employee benefit of free dump access remains legally and fiscally appropriate.…
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