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Resident proposes one-day electronics and household hazardous waste recycling event; grant would require county match
Summary
John Lewis presented a proposal for a one-day electronics and household hazardous waste (HHW) recycling event tied to a grant due April 1 that would require a 25% county match; speakers estimated vendor costs and discussed logistics and potential regional partnerships but no formal motion is recorded.
John Lewis, who identified himself at the meeting as a local electronics recycler, asked the Carroll County Fiscal Court on March 11 to consider applying for a state grant to host a one-day electronics and household hazardous waste recycling event.
Lewis told the court the grant application is due April 1 and that the program requires a 25% county match. He said preliminary estimates placed the electronics-handling cost at about $5,000 to $6,000 and that a separate contractor (named in the transcript as DEI/EDI) had estimated costs of about $10,000 to $11,000 for handling liquid or pesticide wastes. Lewis also said the county match could be provided in noncash forms such as staff time, advertising, and volunteer labor and that, in his experience, labor can account for a significant portion of matching value.
Lewis described the event as a single-day, drive-in collection similar to events run elsewhere, and he proposed the county could partner with neighboring counties such as Trimble County. He said the countycould provide six to eight employees to cover volunteer labor needs and that vendor options named in the discussion included Heritage.
Court members asked for more detail on costs, logistics and timing; one member said they supported the concept but wanted to "flush this out a little bit" before committing county funds or scheduling the event. The transcript does not record a formal vote or a motion to apply for the grant.
