Franklin
County Commissioners have agreed to declare an emergency to speed up
the process of grinding up the nearly 25 thousand cubic yards of yard
waste was taken to the Franklin County landfill in the weeks after
Hurricane Michael.
Initially
the county planned to go out for bids for the job, but a recent state
inspection at the landfill showed that some of the debris is
encroaching on neighboring wetlands which has to be fixed immediately
or the county could face steep fines from the Department of
Environmental Protection.
By
declaring an emergency the county can skip the bid process which
generally takes weeks to complete, and hire a company right away.
Landfill
director Fonda Davis said he expects the work with cost 40 thousand
dollars or more – he will get quotes from a number of companies to
get the best price.
The
money will come from the landfill budget as well as from
reimbursements the county received after Hurricane Michael.
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