Monday, February 11, 2008
Pike County Awarded $ 24,788 For Illegal Dump Cleanup
Frankfort, KY: Rep. Leslie Combs,(D- Pikeville) and Rep. Keith Hall, (D-Phelps), today announced that Pike County will receive a grant from Kentucky's Division of Waste Management in the amount of $24,788 to clean up illegal dump sites in Pike County.
"Our rural communities in Pike County suffer so much from the practice of illegal dumping," said Rep. Combs. "This infusion of money into the dump cleanup program will allow us to clean up even more unsightly areas and continue education efforts that we hope will one day wipe out this terrible stain on our environment."
Total state funding for illegal dumps across the state comes from a $1.75 environmental remediation fee for each ton of garbage disposed of at Kentucky municipal solid waste disposal facilities. This fee was authorized by the 2002 General Assembly under House Bill 174.
"While we've made great progress in cleaning up Pike County's illegal dumps, we still have a long way to go," said Rep. Hall. "Teaching personal responsibility on the front end of this problem takes as much time as the cleanup process, but I believe we are heading in the right direction. "
"Our rural communities in Pike County suffer so much from the practice of illegal dumping," said Rep. Combs. "This infusion of money into the dump cleanup program will allow us to clean up even more unsightly areas and continue education efforts that we hope will one day wipe out this terrible stain on our environment."
Total state funding for illegal dumps across the state comes from a $1.75 environmental remediation fee for each ton of garbage disposed of at Kentucky municipal solid waste disposal facilities. This fee was authorized by the 2002 General Assembly under House Bill 174.
"While we've made great progress in cleaning up Pike County's illegal dumps, we still have a long way to go," said Rep. Hall. "Teaching personal responsibility on the front end of this problem takes as much time as the cleanup process, but I believe we are heading in the right direction. "
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