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Supervisors approve landfill repairs, pond work and place $150,000 for sheriff vehicles in contingency
Summary
The board approved a $31,000 request to raise landfill leachate pumps, authorized contingency funding for pond dipping (about $38,000), cleared a private-funded $4,200 EMS stipend, and approved a $150,000 placeholder from contingency for sheriff vehicles.
The Tazewell County Board of Supervisors approved several budget and capital actions tied to operations and recovery work during its Dec. 3 meeting.
On a motion from the floor, the board approved paying $31,000 to raise and repair leachate pumps and wells at the county landfill. Ken Dunford, the engineering representative, described the immediate need: as landfill elevations change the vertical wells and pumps were ingesting silt, requiring pumps to be raised and pumps repaired.
Later in the meeting staff presented estimates for leachate‑tank cleanout (~$12,000), pond dredging/dipping (quotes centered at ~$38,000) and inspection (~$5,000). The board approved taking $38,000 from contingency to dip the stormwater pond and preserve winter capacity, with staff noting the combined cleanup/inspection could approach $50,000–$60,000 depending on timing.
The board also approved an ordinance to authorize a one‑time $150 payment to each of 28 EMS employees (total $4,200) funded by private donation; staff emphasized no public funds were being used for the stipend. Separately the board’s budget committee recommended, and the board approved, a $150,000 appropriation from contingency as a placeholder for sheriff vehicle purchases or leases this fiscal year; one supervisor recorded an abstention on that motion.
Board members discussed other operational funding matters (VDH GRAMa agreement already budgeted) and tabled a request for a drug court equipment contribution for later review.
The board directed staff to return with further cost details and to prioritize recovery‑related operational fixes in the near term.
