Waste district refuses to fund road repairs

By Bob Downing
The Akron Beacon Journal

BOLIVAR - For the third time, Stark County's efforts to get $147,756 to pave roads near a landfill in southern Stark County were thwarted Friday.

The governing board of the Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District rejected a request from the Stark County commissioners to fund the roadwork near the Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility in Pike Township.

The vote was 4-4. Five votes were needed for approval....Read more.