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Trash
The non-action of the Board of Supervisors on solving the problem of the dumpsters is baffling.
Last month Chairman Hubert S. Gilkey said he would put the issue of closing the dumpsters back on the board’s agenda for May. However, the matter was not on the agenda, except in an executive session which produced no results.
Hampton District representative Mike Massie, who made the original motion to close the dumpsters by July 1, said he would be delighted if a centralized compactor site is available by July 1, but he did not believe that was possible. He also said he would be trying to cut the county budget so that a two-cent tax increase, rather than the four-cent increase now in the budget, will be sufficient. However, the budget still contains no funds to increase the hours at the landfill, continue to operate the dumpsters or operate a centralized site.
Piedmont District representative Charles K. “Pete” Estes said he expects the centralized site to be available at least by the start of school in September.
The board needs to either develop a centralized site, contract with the fire departments to have dumpsters and recycling centers located on their property, or make some permanent decision on the current dumpster sites to keep them open but fenced and manned with recycling available at them.
The magnificent clean-up effort in Chester Gap Saturday shows many county citizens cafe about the problem of improper disposal of trash. However, there are others who feel free to throw their trash anywhere they can get away with it.
To keep the Chester Gap illegal dump site from reappearing or others like it from appearing, convenient locations for proper trash disposal need to be available to citizens. The county should also be willing to take brush, discarded appliances and tires at the selected sites, not every day, but perhaps monthly.
Most citizens care about the appearance of the county. However, they can not cope with the trashy habits of other county citizens without some cooperation from county government.
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