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Allegany County closes brush drop-off site, proposes limited weekend reopening
Summary
County officials closed a heavily abused brush/yard-waste drop-off site after contamination and overfilling; staff recommended seasonal, weekend-only reopening starting in October with no attendant due to staffing constraints.
Allegany County officials said a county brush and yard-waste drop-off site has been closed for about a month after the site became overfilled and contaminated, and staff recommended a limited, seasonal reopening on weekends to reduce commercial use.
Adam, a county staff member, told commissioners the site "has been closed for probably a month now. It got out of hand. Got completely full to where people it was not even usable." He said material that county staff had hoped to tub-grind had decomposed or was contaminated, and the county obtained a burning permit from the health…
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