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Vanderburgh County Solid Waste Board approves tire-collection contract, discusses storm-debris cleanup costs
Summary
The Vanderburgh County Solid Waste Management District Board approved minutes from its Feb. 11 meeting, extended a tire-collection agreement with Environmental Enterprises for a fall event set for Sept. 6, and voted to approve accounts-payable vouchers.
The Vanderburgh County Solid Waste Management District Board approved minutes from its Feb. 11 meeting, extended a tire-collection agreement with Environmental Enterprises for a fall event set for Sept. 6, and voted to approve accounts-payable vouchers. Board members spent the bulk of discussion considering whether the district should absorb costs the county incurred after residents used emergency storm-debris drop-off sites.
Board members said the county garage provided preliminary cost figures from the drop-off events. “We took, let's see, 50 loads … That was $3,750,” a board member reported, and added a cleanup charge of $1,610.79 for rock and touch-up at the fairgrounds, bringing the total reported cost to $5,360.79. The board did not decide to pay that amount at the meeting; members said they will wait for final invoices before acting.
Why it matters: The Solid Waste District holds funds intended to support county-wide waste management operations.…
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