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Dodge County schedules public hearing after complaints about Sweet Home Church Road dumpsters
Summary
County manager said Milan dumpsters opened June 5 and a fourth dumpster was placed at Sweet Home Church Road to relieve illegal dumping; the board scheduled a public hearing at its next meeting after residents raised concerns that the dumpsters violate county ordinance.
Dodge County commissioners voted June 17 to hold a public hearing at the next board meeting to address complaints about dumpsters on Sweet Home Church Road.
County Manager Conner Bearden told the board that Milan dumpsters opened on June 5 and the county placed a fourth dumpster at the Sweet Home location to help reduce overflow and illegal dumping. Commissioner Kelly Belflower moved to set a public hearing at the board's next meeting; Commissioner Sharon Cobb Flanagan seconded and the motion passed.
In public comment, resident Sherri Bloodworth said the Sweet Home Church Road dumpsters were "in violation of the county's ordinance." John Battle asked about security at the recreation department and invited the board to a Juneteenth celebration. Manager Bearden's report did not include a legal finding on whether the dumpsters violate county rules; no enforcement action or ordinance citation was recorded during the meeting.
The scheduled public hearing will provide the board an opportunity to hear additional testimony and to determine whether ordinance enforcement or alternative site management is needed. The board did not record any timeline for enforcement or specify who would prepare ordinance findings in advance of the hearing.
