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County reports heavy turnout for tire event, steady recycling and ongoing road-repair work after floods
Summary
Hardin County public works reported 61,411 tires collected at a recent collection event, continuing recycling and shredding services, and the road department reported 48 roads temporarily closed during recent flooding with heavy clean-up work ongoing.
Hardin County Public Works and the Road Department reported service activity, recycling events and flood-related roadwork at the fiscal court meeting on May 13.
Stephanie Givens of Public Works said the county’s most recent waste-tire event (held in March) processed 751 vehicles and collected 61,411 tires over two and a half days — an increase of 3,875 tires compared with the prior event. The county’s monthly shredding events attracted dozens of vehicles and bags: April saw 78 vehicles and 90 bags in one hour; May recorded 68 vehicles and 77 bags. Recycle-drop trailer volumes were modestly lower than the previous year, in part because there were fewer trailer runs.
Givens emphasized curbside bulky-item pickup options for unincorporated-county residents served by the platform waste hauler (Platform Waste Solutions) and said the county still has dumpsters available in heavily flooded areas provided by the hauler at no charge. She also reported route completion times and landfill turnaround times — platform waste crews averaged around a 4:00 p.m. route completion time and spent about 19–20 minutes per landfill visit — and reminded residents about an upcoming free dump day for Hardin County residents (free with Hardin County ID) and the monthly Saturday landfill open day schedule.
Road Department Superintendent Dwight Morgan reported the department repaired signs, replaced cross tiles and prepared roads for resurfacing. The department logged 48 different roads temporarily closed during the flooding (not all closed simultaneously; peak closures were about 37–38 roads at once) and deployed barricades and cleanup crews across affected areas. Morgan said inmate crews continue to assist with pothole patching and other work.
The court recognized Platform Waste Solutions for improved routing and service times compared with earlier problems in the prior year and confirmed continued monitoring of route and landfill data to identify operational issues.
