
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 27, 1991                   TAG: 9103270396
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: BEDFORD/FRANKLIN 
SOURCE: MONICA DAVEY STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: BEDFORD                                LENGTH: Short

PLANS PRESENTED FOR EXPANDING BEDFORD LANDFILL

It's likely to cost the city of Bedford $2 million by 1994 to close out the old section of its landfill and open up a new one to meet state regulations, a consultant told City Council Tuesday night.

William W. King presented council with plans to expand the current section of the city's landfill in an upward direction with waste until 1994.

Midway through that year, he said, an impervious cap would go over that area, which King described as "somewhat of a mound."

After getting approval for a new section of the landfill near Orange and McGhee streets from the state Department of Waste Management, trash could go into a double-lined section that could handle the city's waste for another 12 to 20 years, depending on the success of local recycling efforts, he said.

In a separate matter, another consultant advised the city that it could cost $160,000 over the next two years to establish a program to monitor and reduce toxicity levels in its wastewater treatment system.

In other business, council passed a resolution to exempt some fees for people operating some small businesses in their homes.

Under the resolution, those who operate from their homes businesses that yield less than $4,000 per year, include only family members, fill only 25 percent of the home and include no outdoor signs will no longer need to pay for a business license or pay business license taxes.

That same group will also be exempt from paying electric tariffs required for businesses - generally higher than those for residences.

by CNB