Potential changes in solid waste district discussed at meeting

By BARB LIMBACHER
The Times-Reporter

BOLIVAR - What changes would be in store for the board of directors if the Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District converted to a regional solid waste authority were discussed Friday at the district’s policy committee meeting.

Several months ago Wayne County Commissioner Ann Obrecht asked for an explanation about the conversion process. After researching the matter, attorney Adam Webber of Black McCuskey Sours and Arbaugh at Canton and Dover reported that the board was allowed to veto a resolution that would make the change.

According to Webber, the policy committee or a governmental entity could request the board to adopt a resolution. The board could then choose to veto the resolution or adopt it to move forward with the conversion....Read more.

EPA to target top Ohio polluters

BY Paul Kostyu
The Canton Repository

COLUMBUS - For too long Ohio has rated too high among states in the release of toxic emissions, according to the director of the Ohio EPA.

On the 35th anniversary of the agency, Chris Korleski, an Alliance native, announced an initiative he’s calling Tox Minus.

“Every year, Ohio is very, very high on the (federal) Toxic Release Inventory list, especially with air issues,” he told staff at an agency-wide meeting today. “That ain’t helping. That isn’t helping public health; it isn’t helping the public perception of the agency; it isn’t helping economic development. No one wants to invest in a dirty state.”...Read more.