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Landfill
committee
appointed
By LOU HATTER
Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
" At its meeting on Monday, the "Board of SttperviSdrs made the Landfill Advisory Committee a reality with the appointment of Kathleen Shiff and Vincent Day as the “citizen representatives” on the panel.
Mrs. Shiff will be the Jackson. District representative. She was appointed by Jackson District Supervisor Ellis Bingham, who told the board that in addition to being a firefighter in Fairfax County, she is also a member of its Hazardous Materials Response Team. Through that experience, “she is familiar with hazardous materials and toxic substances. She is a very conscientious young lady,” he said.
Hampton District Supervisor Mike Massie nominated Vincent Day to be the at-large representative on the committee. As a geologist, Mr. Massie pointed out, he brings valuable skills and knowledge to the committee. Mr. Day also served as Fauquier County’s sanitarian. He is now in private practice as a consulting geologist.
The board unanimously approved the two nominations. Board Chairman Hubert Gilkey asked that the full committee set its first meeting sometime in July, about one month before the projected start of landfilling operations at the site.
The five-member committee will be made up of the two “citizen representatives,” the Jackson District supervisor, the board’s chairman and the landfill operator. Col. Bingham and Mr. Gilkey will fill the two official seats, while the landfill operator has not yet been decided on.
Over Col. Bingham’s objections, the board declined to compensate the two citizen representatives for their service. Col. Bingham suggested the two members be paid either $20 per month, or $20 per meeting, plus expenses. “They should receive a small stipend . . . People usually appreciate least what they get for nothing,” he said. “If it’s not done right I don’t want anything to do with it.”
“I don’t think they should be paid,” Mr. Massie countered. “I’m sure they will do a good job whether they’re paid or not.”
Mr. Lane added that “if we start compensating everyone for their volunteer efforts, it would tear our budget apart. With all the volunteer effort in the county, we would be in for a real difficult time.”
On a 4-1 vote, with Col. Bingham opposed, the board approved the establishment of the landfill panel, in an advisory capacity with no authority to bind the county to any contracts or obligations. None of the members will receive compensation.
See LANDFILL, p. 16
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