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Osage County approves Lake Region Solid Waste Management Plan, urged to address HHW gap
Summary
The Osage County Commission voted Nov. 25 to adopt Resolution 2025‑28, approving the Lake Region Solid Waste Management Plan following an annual review. Lake Region representatives encouraged counties to use a $5,000 regional allocation for local recycling improvements and warned the county about lacking a household hazardous waste (HHW) program.
The Osage County Commission voted Nov. 25 to adopt Resolution 2025‑28, formally approving the Lake Region Solid Waste Management Plan for submission to state regulators.
Shea Handysack, a Lake Region representative who said she "represents the region as a whole," described the action as an annual administrative review that updates names, dates and minor data rather than a major content overhaul. "Every five years, you do a whole overhaul," Handysack said, and the yearly process keeps the region’s data current for state review.
Handysack told the commission the Lake Region had accumulated funds it will distribute back to counties: "we are willing to give back to each county $5,000, towards improvements on that recycling part of it," she said, and encouraged the county to identify specific projects, such as equipment repairs or match funds for grants.
She also warned of regulatory scrutiny: the region has noted Osage County on a watch list for not operating a household hazardous waste (HHW) program. "You might get some unwelcome scrutiny if you not only don't have an HHW program, but you dismantle your recycling too," Handysack said, urging the county to consider maintaining or establishing HHW services.
Commissioners asked staff about locating the plan’s signature page and the list of changes; staff indicated the review letter and a draft resolution were in the packet and that county solid‑waste staff (Ryan) would confirm county‑specific sections. After brief procedural questions about the attachments, the commission moved to adopt the plan. The motion to approve Resolution 2025‑28 carried by voice vote.
Next steps included signing the resolution and filing the updated plan with the state. Handysack offered to help the county identify grant opportunities and technical assistance if the county provided project specifics.
The commission’s formal vote on Resolution 2025‑28 was recorded during the meeting; the signed resolution was to be noted as effective Nov. 25, 2025.
