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Council committee approves updated solid waste plan to fund recycling; moves to full council
Summary
The Newark service committee approved Resolution 26-44, ratifying an updated four-county solid waste management plan that sets transfer fees to fund recycling and programming. A resident asked whether the plan allowed waste burning; city staff said it did not. The measure passed 5-0 and will go to Ohio EPA for final approval.
The Service Committee of the Newark City Council voted to advance Resolution 26-44, approving an updated solid waste management plan for the four-county solid waste district that includes Licking, Fairfield and Perry counties.
"My name is Lindsay Brighton. I'm the stormwater coordinator here at City," said Lindsay Brighton, who explained the state requires municipalities to vote on the district plan every five years and that the plan includes a 15-year budget showing how the district will fund programs. Brighton said the plan sets the fees that trash haulers pay at transfer stations and landfills and that those fees are allocated to district programming, with recycling as a primary use.
A resident, Rochelle Holland Smith, asked whether the plan included waste burning. Chair and staff clarified it does not. "I don't think so. I thought I heard the word burning," Smith said; city representatives responded that the plan concerns transfer and disposal fees and recycling programs, not waste burning.
Motion to advance the resolution was made by Veil and seconded by Blime. The chair called the question and reported, "That motion passes 5 0." The committee record indicates the resolution will be forwarded to the full Newark City Council and the next formal step is review by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for state approval.
Key details provided in the committee discussion: the district plan requires a 15-year budget projection, the collected fees are used for recycling locations and programming, and the district office is associated with Licking County's health department. A complete copy of the plan is available online for residents seeking the full text and budget breakdowns.
