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Residents press Baker County officials over roadside dumping; county, sheriff's office and prison work crews discuss options
Summary
Residents told the Baker County Board of Commissioners that repeated dumping of household trash, furniture and appliances along a county road has become a hazard and nuisance, and asked county staff to take immediate action.
Residents told the Baker County Board of Commissioners that repeated dumping of household trash, furniture and appliances along a county road has become a hazard and nuisance, and asked county staff to take immediate action.
At the meeting a resident identified as Ed described seeing couches and refrigerators left in the roadway and said the trash appears "a 24/7 thing" that creates safety risks for drivers and cleanup workers.
The sheriff's office representative, speaking about parole and probation and community-service crews, said those programs have limited capacity and that a county work-crew supervisor position had been eliminated for budget reasons. "We don't have a work crew supervisor. That position due…
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