(Spirit Lake)– More discussion at Tuesday’s Dickinson county board of supervisors meeting about the possibility of discontinuing a recycling drop-off program for rural residents.
The issue first surfaced last month when Mike Hawn of H & H Recycling requested a 300-dollar-a-month increase in his contract with the county if the sites were continued. Otherwise, Hawn indicated the monthly fee would stay the same.
Following a lengthy discussion and after one motion failed, the supervisors Tuesday voted four-to-one to continue the same service at the same rate as in the past, with the contract to be reconsidered monthly. Supervisor Paul Johnson cast the lone no vote.
While supervisors admit the motion probably won’t pass muster with H & H Recycling, they say it should atleast serve as a catalyst to re-open negotiations.
An earlier motion by Johnson to pay the additional rate Hawn was requesting, or 49,200-dollars a year, with the contingency the board keep close tabs on the service, failed on a two-to-three vote with supervisors Mardi Allen, Wayne Northey and David Gottsche voting no.
While working with the cities on a joint collection site seemed to be a possibility in atleast a couple of instances, it wasn’t the case for all.
Regarding the possibility of shutting down the collection sites, Northey admitted it’s a very valuable service to offer rural residents, but he’s questioning its effectiveness.
