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

DATE: SATURDAY, July 16, 1994                   TAG: 9407180142
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV2   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: PAUL DELLINGER STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: DUBLIN                                 LENGTH: Medium

TRIAL NEWSPAPER RECYCLING PROGRAM PLANNED IN DUBLIN

Dublin's Beautification and Recycling Committee will begin a six-month trial newspaper recycling program in September, picking up bundles at curbside in different sections of town on alternate Fridays.

Councilman David Stanley, committee chairman, told Dublin Town Council on Thursday that pickups would be on the first and third Fridays of each month on the north side of town, starting Sept. 2, and the second and fourth Fridays for residents on the south side.

The newspaper bundles must be stacked and tied with string. Stanley said the program will be evaluated after six months to see if it is worth continuing or expanding.

Council also decided to start its meetings earlier, at 7 p.m. instead of 7:30 in the meeting room of the Free Public Library. The customary meeting date will remain the third Thursday of each month.

Mayor Benny Keister combined council's nine committees into three: Administrative, Public Works, and Beautification and Recycling. ``Hopefully it cuts down on meetings, too,'' he said.

Council agreed to a contract with Anderson & Associates to do an engineering environmental study on the town's 60-acre industrial park. Soil tests and other assessments must be completed before parcels can be offered for sale to prospective industries.

The election of a vice mayor was delayed until all council members can be present. Alden Hankla was ill and new member Benny Skeens was away on vacation. His fellow council members chose him as their representative to the town Planning Commission.

David Farmer will continue as vice mayor until council makes a selection.

It was the first meeting for Peggy Hemmings who, like Skeens, was successful in her first run for council. Hemmings is a Pulaski County High School teacher. Skeens is dealer affairs manager with Huff Petroleum Co.

They replace Elsie Repass, who did not seek re-election, and Colbern Linkous who was not re-elected. Sam Gregory is the remaining council member.

Council passed a resolution honoring town Police Officer Richard L. Cook who, at 1:20 a.m. on May 14, pulled an 18-year-old driver from a wrecked car just before it burst into flames.

by CNB