Landfill license renewed

BY Kelli Young
The Canton Repository

PLAIN TWP - Problems still trouble Countywide landfill.

A chemical-reacting fire still burns there. Garbage-smelling odors still bug neighbors, although not as frequently. And it still violates some Ohio environmental laws. But the Pike Township landfill presents no hazards to public health or the environment, said county health officials, who gave landfill operators at least another seven months to fix its problems.

The county Board of Health unanimously agreed Wednesday to renew Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility's 2007 operating license, following a nearly 45-minute presentation by county Health Commissioner William Franks. He recommended renewal....Read more.

Landfill receives 2007 license

By Bob Downing
The Akron Beacon Journal

PLAIN TWP - The Stark County Health Department voted Wednesday to approve a 2007 license for a landfill plagued by fires and odor problems in southern Stark County.

With little discussion and following a 46-minute report from Health Commissioner William Franks, the board of health commissioners approved the required permit for the Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility in Pike Township.

Franks said it cannot be proven that the landfill is a threat to public health or the environment....Read more.

Countywide’s operating license wins renewal

The Canton Repository

CANTON - The Stark County Board of Health voted unanimously around noon today to renew the 2007 operating license for Countywide landfill in Pike Township.

The vote came on the heels of a recommendation by Stark County Health Commissioner Bill Franks to renew the landfill’s license to operate. Franks said his investigation could not pinpoint a long-term imminent public health threat. He said air monitoring at the landfill showed “no unacceptable risks,” and that there’s no evidence that indicates short- or long-term health affects are a concern....Read more.

License issued for Stark landfill

The Akron Beacon Journal

PLAIN TWP - The Stark County Health Department voted today to approve a 2007 license for a Stark County landfill where an underground fire has been smoldering.

With little discussion, the board of health commissioners voted to approve the permit for the Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility in Pike Township, following a lengthy recommendation from Health Commissioner William Franks....Read more.

Who will pay for haul roads? No funds for repairs in waste district budget

By BARB LIMBACHER
The Times-Reporter

BOLIVAR - What to do about the “deplorable condition” of roads damaged by garbage trucks hauling to Countywide Recycling and Disposal Facility was discussed Friday by the Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District board of directors.

Stark County Engineer Mike Rehfus asked the board to pay for road repairs around the landfill. Earlier Friday at the district budget committee meeting, Rehfus asked for $147,756 to repair haul roads which include Gracemont Ave., Dueber Ave. and Haut St. He said the haul routes to Countywide need repairs....Read more.

No funds for road repair

By Bob Downing
The Akron Beacon Journal

BOLIVAR - Stark County Engineer Michael Rehfus was rebuffed Friday in his efforts to get $147,756 to repair roads used by garbage trucks going to a southern Stark County landfill.

The Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Solid Waste Management District took no action on his request for funds to repair damage to Dueber Avenue Southwest, Sherman Church Road, Gracemont Street and Fohl Road used by trucks heading to the Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility in Pike Township.

But the district did agree to see if the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency will let the district use fees for garbage going into landfills in the three counties to fund the project in three townships south of Canton....Read more.

Concerns aired about test site

By LEE MORRISON
The Times-Reporter

PORT WASHINGTON - Questions poured in from about 100 area residents wanting to know more about a proposed deep-well research project near Port Washington.

The Ohio Borehole Project was the topic of a public information session Thursday at Tuscarawas Campus of Kent State University at New Philadelphia. The session lasted more than 2 1/2 hours.

Sean Logan, director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, was among the speakers. In March, ODNR announced the project which calls for drilling a 9,000-foot-deep well at a site north of Rt. 36 between Gnadenhutten and Port Washington. The test well would determine if carbon dioxide could be stored there far beneath the 750-acre site owned by Holmes Limestone Co. of Berlin. However, officials stressed that there are no plans to permanently store carbon dioxide at the site during the research....Read more.