County landfill closing process continues
David Brazil, Marion County environmental officer, reported Monday the receipt of a letter from Jack Chappelle regarding the closing of the former county landfill.
Soil testing during closure and well monitoring after closing are required. Brazil said county personnel could collect the samples and send to the appropriate labs for test results.
Commission chairman Bob Hein asked if the county's waste hauler had been ticketed for overloads. Brazil said he had, probably two or three times. He added that rain adds considerable weight to the loads while in transport to the landfill site.
The county pays the tickets but the offense goes against the operator's license.
Commissioner Randy Dallke requested and received a 15-minute executive session to discuss personnel with Brazil and Maggard present.
The meeting reconvened with the announcement there will be an employee grievance hearing at 8:30 a.m. Monday.
In other business:
— Acting county road superintendent Jim Herzet told the commission the road and bridge budget needed to be republished. In order to spend FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agen- cy) grant funds, the budget has to be republished.
— The commission reviewed a letter from Hoch Publishing Company, Inc., regarding a request for new bids for the county's official newspaper.
At the previous meeting, the commission voted 2-1 in favor of the Hillsboro Free Press Extra for the county's official newspaper for legal publications.
Hoch Publishing Co., owners of the Marion County Record, Hillsboro Star-Journal, and Peabody Gazette-Bulletin, contested the decision based on state statute requirements.
Hein and Dallke said they would not change their votes.
