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Bourbon County commissioners debate, then withdraw motion to separate landfill from public works
Summary
After hours of discussion and public comment about staffing, budgets and rates, a motion to split the landfill from Public Works was introduced, tabled for an executive session on non‑elected personnel, later taken off the table and ultimately withdrawn without adoption.
Bourbon County commissioners debated whether to separate the county landfill operations from the Public Works department during the May 19 meeting, but the motion to do so was withdrawn before a final vote.
The discussion began after one commissioner moved to make the landfill its own department, add one employee from the current Public Works roster, transfer control of landfill equipment (including an offsite dozer) to a landfill supervisor, and require that landfill revenues be presented to the commission before use. The motion specified that both landfill and Public Works would operate under the approved 2025 budget.
Why it mattered: speakers said the change could prioritize landfill operations and give…
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