Perry County Goes Green With Recycling Center

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[ The recycling drop-off facility will largely resemble the City of Du Quoin's recycling program which has experience much success.

Acceptable recyclables that will be received at the county site will include clear, brown or green glass, aluminum and tin cans, plastic bottles, jugs, plastics #1 and #2, newspaper, cardboard and white and colored paper.

While the county will accept newspaper, the public will be encouraged to continue dropping newspapers off at the St. Bruno's and 204 School drop points. The county site will be designed as a drive-thru facility and will be open 24 hours a day all week. The facility will have security lighting and be fully monitored with cameras. Recycled materials will be trucked to the Southern Recycling Center in Carbondale. A beginning date for the site is yet to be determined.

The grant application was a joint effort between the county's Department of Planning and Development and the Highway Department. The collection site will be operated by the County's Solid Waste Officer.

The solid waste officer, Becky Tracy, also reported at the meeting on the Solid Waste Department's plans for the new year.

The Solid Waste Department plans to clean several of the open dumping roads across the county and, with the aid of the Highway Department, put up new no dumping signs that also state the fines involved in illegal dumping.

New laws to take effect in 2012 will not allow computer parts to be disposed of in landfills. The County is working on making an e-scrap point available by that time.

Other items addressed on the agenda:

Approved a re-zoning map change for Daniel Arendell changing a section of land from agricultural to commercial. The re-zoned land is planned to be used for RV recreational camping.

Approved zoning special use permits for William and Tanya Peters, and Daniel Arendell.

Established the salary of the county engineer, Doug Bishop, for the calendar year 2009 at $91,500.

Established the expenses of the county engineer for the calendar year 2009 in effort to reallocate funds to the county road fund.

Approved the intergovernmental agreement with IDOT for stop sign placements. IDOT is in charge of replacing and maintaining all stop and stop ahead signs on roads that intersect with state roads.

Approved the amendment of plat for Trigg's Green Acres Subdivision to reflect consolidation of two subdivision lots.

Authorized the chairman to execute employee contract agreements with the Laborer's International Union for County Government employees.

special meeting for budget approval is set for November 28 at 9 a.m.

The new board members are scheduled to be sworn in December 1 at 9 a.m. at the Perry County Courthouse.

The next regular board meeting is set for December 4 at p.m.