Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, June 20, 1990 TAG: 9006200040
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV9 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: M.J. DOUGHERTY CORRESPONDENT
DATELINE: FLOYD LENGTH: Medium
The board unanimously voted to forward to the state the feasibility study preparted by Draper Aden Associates of Blacksburg.
The final version of the study identified seven recycling efforts within the county. It showed that the county is recycling 9 percent of its waste.
The report also gave the county various ways to meet state mandates for recycling. Requirements start at 10 percent of waste next year and go to 25 percent by 1995.
"You're going to need Pat [Therrien, operator of the Floyd County Recycling Center] and you're going to have to work with industry," project engineer Lynn Croy said.
The supervisors also received encouraging news from Therrien.
"The recycling center was in the black at the beginning of June," said Therrien, who took over the operation of the center in late March. "I said it would be two months, but it began to be profitable ahead of schedule."
After adoption of the study, the board failed to take action on a related matter - proposed tipping fees for industrial and commercial users of the landfill. The recycling study mentioned tipping fees as a way to encourage industry to recycle waste. Also, $58,500 in estimated revenue from such a fee was included in the budget adopted earlier this month by the supervisors.
In other action, the board amended the septic tank permit fee ordinance. The $50 local fee for a septic tank application can now be waived for low-income applicants.
County Administrator Randy Arno told supervisors he estimated the county would have a fund balance of approximately $350,000 at the end of the fiscal year June 30. The reason for this was $200,000 in expenses not incurred and $150,000 in unanticipated revenues.
Three appointments were made to the Social Services Board. Karen Thompson, administrator of Skyline Manor Nursing Home, and Bob Kober, owner of Floyd IGA Grocery, were appointed to their first terms while Charleen Little was reappointed.
The board exercised its option and decided to keep 30 years of service and age 55 as early retirement criteria for local law-enforcement officers. State standards are now 25 years of service and age 50, unless a locality opts to continue using the old standards.
The board failed to take any action on proposed amendments to the subdivision ordinance. The Floyd-Floyd County Planning Commission approved changes at a meeting with supervisors in May.
by CNB