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[March 26, 2013]  The Logan County Joint Solid Waste Agency met on Feb. 20. Below is a copy of the official minutes of the meeting.

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LOGAN COUNTY JOINT SOLID WASTE AGENCY

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Logan County Safety Complex Blue Room

CALL TO ORDER: The Logan County Joint Solid Waste Agency met on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 in the Blue Room of the Logan County Safety Complex. Chairman Jim 5truebing called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM and the following members were present: David Wilmert  Lincoln, Kenneth Johnson - Middletown, Paul Lee - Elkhart, John Utterback - Mt. Pulaskî, Ivan Rademaker - Emden, Doris Last - Hartsburg and Agency Coordinator, Michele Rohlfs; a quorum was present. Mandy Cordray was present and was introduced as the new Alternate for Hartsburg.

JANUARY MINUTES: The January 2013 minutes were presented for approval. Mr. John Utterback made a motion to accept the January minutes; Mr. David Wilmert seconded. All present approved.  

PAYMENT 0F BILLS: The February 2013 bills were presented for payment. Mr. Ivan Rademaker made a motion to pay the February bills and Mr. Paul Lee seconded. All present approved. Ms. Rohlfs then asked the board for permission to apply for a fuel card at Thornton's. Fleet-Cor Technologies has been charging the Agency $10/month for paper billing. Ms. Rohlfs spoke with a Thornton's Fleet Service representative and they do not charge for billing. Mr. Ivan Rademaker made a motion to allow Ms. Rohlfs to apply for a Thornton's FIeetWorks card; Mr. John Utterback seconded. All present approved.

CITIZEN REMARKS: Two guests were present for the meeting. Keli Cottrell, Castle Manor and Vanessa Komnick, Blades attended as an assignment for the Leadership Academy sponsored though the Lincoln/Logan Chamber of Commerce.

OLD BUSINESS

ELECTRONICS RECYCLING/HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: Electronics Recycling continues to be held the second Saturday of the month, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity. The collections are held from 9 AM to noon at the Habitat warehouse on Woodlawn Road. Volunteers are always welcome.

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LOGAN COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR RECYCLING/MARCH 23RD: The agency will again be offering Glass Recycling and Confidential On-Site Paper Shredding (COPS) and Hard Drive Destruction as part of the Logan County Community Health Fair. The Health Fair will be held March 23rd at the Lincoln Park District’s Recreational Center; glass recycling and paper shredding activities will be located in the front parking lot of Lincoln Community High School. The State Bank of Lincoln continues to underwrite the cost of the paper shredding/hard drive destruction program which is greatly appreciated. This year, the Agency will be utilizing students from either Lincoln College or Heartland College as volunteers for the March glass collection.

Ms. Cordray reports that if asked Precision Products would donate gloves; they had donated some to her for roadway clean-up in the past.

2013 GLASS RECYCLING: Glass recycling will resume in May and run through October. Ms. Rohlfs has confirmed the participation of Verallia-St. Gobain and the Lincoln Woman's Club is meeting tonight to discuss if they will continue to co-sponsor the collections. Ms. Rohlfs reports that Cathy Huerd, longtime glass recycling volunteer has also been in discussions with the LCHS National Honor Society to provide volunteers for glass collections.

REVENUE IDEAS: Chairman Struebing reports that a letter has been drafted seeking donations to replace bins, but nothing has been finalized yet. Ms. Rohlfs said that she would bring the copies next month.

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