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Commissioners approve Athens‑Hocking recycling center renovations to expand services
Summary
The Hocking County commissioners approved a resolution allowing the Athens‑Hocking Solid Waste District to renovate Building 2 at the Sutton Road facility using district funds and external grants; the district said renovations will add restrooms, meeting/intake space and storage to expand accepted materials.
The Hocking County Board of Commissioners voted on March 6 to approve a resolution allowing the Athens‑Hocking Solid Waste District to proceed with renovations to Building 2 at 33845 Sutton Road so the district can expand recycling and hazardous‑waste services.
James (Janet/Jane) Forrest Redfern, director of the Athens‑Hocking Solid Waste District, presented plans and drawings included in commissioners’ packets and described funded work to add an intake area with a rollup garage door, a multiuse room for meetings or temporary sorting, restroom facilities with a keyed entrance for county staff use, an industrial sink and exterior spigots. Redfern said the district has secured grant funding for capital improvements and will pay all costs for the work; no county funds are required.
Redfern said the work will also add space and equipment for bales of shredded paper, an additional shipping container for mattresses and furniture, storage for scrap metal, and segregated space for appliances, hazardous waste and used cooking oil. She said the project is designed to use recycled materials in finishes where possible and to be reconfigurable if the district later needs office space at the site.
Commissioners discussed lease details and maintenance. Redfern said the district would handle day‑to‑day maintenance, that current water service is at the road, and that a sewer connection would require an 80‑foot crossing under Sutton Road to tie to the City of Logan system. The district asked the commissioners to approve the plans so it could present the project to the full board on Monday for final paperwork; the county commission approved the resolution with amendments and recorded the vote.
The resolution states the property is owned by Hocking County, that the district has raised necessary funds, and that improvements will not require county funds. The project will be funded through grant resources and district fees; Redfern cited an EPA grant as a source for capital and disposal funding.
