Strickland gives Hagan brushoff on landfill fees
BY Paul Kostyu
The Canton Repository
COLUMBUS - State Rep. John Hagan isn’t holding his breath waiting to hear from Gov. Ted Strickland.
Hagan, R-Marlboro Township, is a bit peeved with the governor’s decision not to charge a 10-cent-per-ton fee on waste dumped at construction and demolition debris landfills. And, he said, a lack of action by the administration is costing senior Ohioans money on their prescription drugs.
Hagan said the waste fee is needed to monitor groundwater and protect the public. Hagan, who sponsored legislation that set standards for construction and demolition landfills, wrote Strickland in early April suggesting the governor include the fees in the state’s two-year budget. That budget, without the fee, was approved by the Legislature and signed into law last week by Strickland. It took effect Sunday....Read more.
The Canton Repository
COLUMBUS - State Rep. John Hagan isn’t holding his breath waiting to hear from Gov. Ted Strickland.
Hagan, R-Marlboro Township, is a bit peeved with the governor’s decision not to charge a 10-cent-per-ton fee on waste dumped at construction and demolition debris landfills. And, he said, a lack of action by the administration is costing senior Ohioans money on their prescription drugs.
Hagan said the waste fee is needed to monitor groundwater and protect the public. Hagan, who sponsored legislation that set standards for construction and demolition landfills, wrote Strickland in early April suggesting the governor include the fees in the state’s two-year budget. That budget, without the fee, was approved by the Legislature and signed into law last week by Strickland. It took effect Sunday....Read more.
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