County accepts $495,000 recycling grant, approves $49,500 local match for new Belmont Street facility

Warren County commissioners approved a $495,000 waste‑reduction grant and authorized a $49,500 county match to build a new recycling facility that county staff said will allow on‑site processing of tires, cardboard and cans and create capacity for later expansion into plastics. The vote passed 18‑0.

County officials told the commission the project would fund construction of a 72‑by‑80‑foot concrete building and an attached 72‑by‑80‑foot equipment bay on county‑owned property on Belmont Street; the building will include docks for recycling equipment and covered space for trucks and machinery. Director Roberts (Sanitation Department) said the county budgeted the $49,500 match in the current fiscal year under site development.

The county described immediate recycling priorities as tires, aluminum cans and cardboard.…