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Rockingham County approves $5,000 for Scribe Stoppers hotline, announces no-charge landfill week
Summary
Vice Chairman Houston Barrow said the Board of Commissioners approved $5,000 for the Scribe Stoppers hotline and announced a no-charge week at the county landfill in April; the meeting did not record a vote tally or an exact landfill end date.
Vice Chairman Houston Barrow said Rockingham County commissioners approved $5,000 to support the Scribe Stoppers hotline and announced a no-charge week at the county landfill in April.
The announcement matters because the landfill offer reduces disposal costs for residents and the funding is intended to support a law-enforcement related hotline. Barrow said the no-charge landfill week is for residents only, not commercial companies, and that there will be restrictions on what and how much may be brought to the site.
Barrow told listeners that the county approved the $5,000 “in an effort to further show our support for the sheriff’s office.” The transcript does not record a motion maker, a second, or a recorded roll-call of how commissioners voted on the $5,000 allocation.
On the landfill announcement, Barrow said the free drop-off runs in April and used the phrase “April through the 20 sixth” when describing the schedule; the precise start and end dates were not clearly stated in the meeting record. He stressed the program is limited to residents and will not accept commercial loads.
The county also posted practical information for residents: the no-charge week applies only to residential customers, and there will be limits on acceptable materials and quantities. For more details, Barrow directed residents to the county’s online meeting materials and the county website.
Barrow closed by noting the board’s next regular meeting will be April 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Governmental Center; the meeting will be streamed live on the county’s website and YouTube channel.
