Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 20, 1991 TAG: 9102200215
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-5 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: M.J. DOUGHERTY CORRESPONDENT
DATELINE: FLOYD LENGTH: Medium
The public hearing will be at the March 18 supervisors meeting at 1:30 p.m.
The ordinance would allow the county to charge all commercial and industrial users of the landfill. There is no charge now.
A fee would be applied to commercial and industrial trash from the county or town.
A rate would be set by the supervisors and would not be part of the ordinance.
One of the reasons for a fee is to encourage recycling, officials said.
"As a policy, its something the state wants us to do," said Marc Small, county attorney. "The state envisions the tipping fee on commercial [businesses] as something that will make them contact recyclers on their own."
He said the same applies to industrial users.
After the meeting Tuesday, Arno said legal counsel has told the county it is questionable whether the county has the authority to impose a tipping fee. Proposed legislation in the General Assembly would give the county that right.
If a bill does not pass because the legislature believes counties already have the authority, Arno said he will recommend that the county test that authority and charge for dumping commercial and industrial trash.
In other business, the supervisors set a special meeting for March 5 at 7 p.m. to discuss redistricting. The five electoral districts must be redrawn before the November election to reflect population changes in the 1990 census.
The supervisors also scheduled a public hearing on the 1991-92 secondary road budget for April 15 at 1:30 p.m.
The board delayed action on the recommendation of the Floyd-Floyd County Planning Commission not to have public hearings on changes in the mobile home park ordinance because Board Chairman William Whitlock was absent. He missed Tuesday's meeting because he was at home recovering from hip replacement surgery.
Also, the county appropriated another $61,647 in state funds to the school system. That was routine because school enrollments were higher than expected and the state sent more money.
by CNB