Roadside dumping a growing problem in Franklin County

County officials are still looking for ways to keep people from dumping debris in county ditches.

Franklin county provides roadside pickup for yard trash, but that program is abused by some people who throw more than just leaves and branches by the roadside.

Much of the debris, which includes household gargbage, winds up in ditches where it clogs up culverts.

Earlier this month the county commission asked that the road department and solid waste department create a policy for roadside dumping that would help keep the ditches clean and cut down on flooding.

The two departments were unable to come up with a policy but said they would continue to contact homeowners who seem to be causing the most problems.

Commissioner Pinki Jackel said that it’s not just homeowners causing the problems.

She said there are commercial landscape companies that are also dumping huge amounts of cuttings on the roadside, and the free pickup is not meant for commercial businesses.

Solid waste director Fonda Davis said if the contractor can be identified the landfill will contact them and if that doesn’t fix the problem the companies can be charged with illegal dumping.

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