Public tells EPA how to use cash

By Bob Downing
The Akron Beacon Journal

PIKE TWP - When the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency asked for suggestions on how to spend $250,000 to benefit residents who live around a controversial landfill in southeast Stark County, there was no shortage of ideas.

One person proposed buying heavy-duty respiratory masks for the neighbors.

Another proposed planting $250,000 in oak trees to hide the 250-acre Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility in Pike Township.

A group of artists is seeking a grant for an art show to promote recycling....

Another request would protect local aquifers from pollution....Read more.