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Wildcat Solid Waste district to temporarily staff Clinton Central recycling center, pursue $100,000 IDEM grant
Summary
The Wildcat Solid Waste Management District agreed to staff the Clinton Central recycling center temporarily and apply for a $100,000 IDEM recycling grant (25% match) to buy roll-off containers after the school board said it will stop staffing the site. Directors cited unexpectedly large weekly volume (24–40 boxes) and explored hauling, staffing and fee options.
The Wildcat Solid Waste Management District board agreed to temporarily staff the Clinton Central recycling center and pursue a $100,000 recycling grant from IDEM, the district director said. The board asked staff to begin local oversight and to return with a report at the August meeting.
Joel, the district director, told the board the school board at Clinton Central informed the district it will stop staffing the recycling center at month’s end. Joel said the facility ships between about 24 and 40 boxes a week—roughly one to two semi loads—and that volume is “more than what I would have thought.” He recommended the district staff the site short-term so the service does not disappear while the board considers longer-term options.
“The most budget-friendly option with this really would be to have us staff it because you’re not going to have the hauling fees associated with a roll-off,” Joel said, noting the district already has an employee (Pat) who could be assigned to the site but warning that reallocating staff would pull resources from other duties, including hazardous-waste drop-off.
Board members discussed alternatives including contracting roll-off containers, hiring dedicated staff, expanding partnerships with the town of Mulberry and charging fees to noncounty users. One board member estimated hauling could total roughly $15,000 a year plus $2,000–$3,000 in disposal fees; Joel estimated hiring a full-time employee could cost about $58,000 in salary plus roughly $30,000 in benefits (about $88,000 total) if the district pursued that route.
Joel told the board IDEM is offering a recycling grant of $100,000 requiring a 25% match and said the application is due June 26. Board members agreed the grant could fund containers or startup equipment but questioned whether it could sustainably fund ongoing staff salaries once grant funds are exhausted.
On the board’s direction, Joel said staff would begin staffing the Clinton Central site starting July 1 and prepare an application for three roll-off containers; the district will staff the site through the next board meeting in August and report back with operational data and cost impacts. The board also agreed to explore working with Mulberry and other local towns on capacity and enforcement (including camera systems) and to consider using funds returned from Clinton Central toward hauling costs.
The board’s action was recorded as a direction to staff the site temporarily and to apply for the IDEM recycling grant; no formal roll-call vote on that direction was recorded in the transcript.
