Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, June 22, 1990 TAG: 9006220129
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV4 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: KATHY LOAN NEW RIVER VALLEY BUREAU
DATELINE: RADFORD LENGTH: Medium
Charles Maus, the authority's executive director, said he was having difficulty renewing an agreement with Matson to allow investigations necessary to complete permit applications for the state Department of Waste Management.
The proposed landfill site, on a portion of property formerly known as Dan Bar Farm, is north of Dublin off Virginia 627. Maus said there was an earlier agreement to notify Matson when there was a need to come on the land. When Maus sought permission in May, he said, Matson said it was an inconvenient time. Since then, Maus said, he had received no response to requests to schedule another time.
Bruce Fariss, a Pulaski County supervisor attending the meeting, expressed concern that having legal counsel step in would cause hostile feelings, particularly if this was a case of being unable to contact Matson, not that Matson was refusing to talk.
Maus stressed there had been no animosity on either side but said that if an agreement wasn't reached soon, deadlines in the application process would be missed. Plans call for the application process to be completed by November and a permit issued after a one-year review period by the state. If that schedule is adhered to, the new sanitary landfill could be open by February 1993.
In other action Wednesday, the authority:
Referred to its recycling committee a suggestion by Gary Elander to investigate opportunities to use the former Burlington Industries site in Pulaski County or other vacant industrial buildings for recycling enterprises. His suggestion was in response to future state recycling mandates and studies citing a need for regional marketing of recyclables. The resource recovery committee will study options and report to the authority next month.
Referred to the regional health department information about an infectious waste task force being formed in the New River Valley. The Pulaski County Board of Supervisors had referred Montgomery County's invitation to have a representative on the task force to the authority. Because infectious waste disposal is not a specific function of the authority, it decided that the health department would be better suited to deal with the request.
Introduced Fred Hilliard as new program director for recycling and community education projects. Hilliard left Radford as that city's planning director about 18 months ago to become town manager of Mount Jackson in Shenandoah County. He started his new job June 12.
Appointed Tom Starnes as board chairman; Jerry White, vice chairman; and Robert Asbury, secretary, to one-year terms beginning July 1.
The next authority meeting is July 18, 7 p.m., in Pulaski Town Council chambers.
by CNB