Roads near Countywide landfill to be patched
The Canton Repository
BOLIVAR - Solid waste district board members had been locked in a 4-4 split over whether to fund road repairs around Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility.
But Friday the board of the Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District was unanimous, giving Stark County Engineer Michael Rehfus up to $100,000 to patch roads damaged by truck traffic.
Some board members changed their votes after a subcommittee began developing a policy for road maintenance, said district Executive Director David Held. Held said the policy will be ready in several months.
Rehfus said his crews now can patch six spots on Deuber Avenue SW, an area on Fohl Road SW and three to four spots on Gracemont Street SW where frequent braking and turning by heavy trucks carrying tons of waste have damaged the pavement.
Without the funds, the roads would have remained rocky, Rehfus said. “We had no money in budget for this kind of work this year.”
Historically, the board funded the road repairs, but it split on two separate votes earlier this year and the measure failed to get the five votes needed.
Stark’s commissioners supported the measure each time.
Rehfus, who had sought $47,000 more than the board authorized, said his office will absorb roughly $26,000 in patching work his crew performed over the winter. He said Sherman Church also won’t be patched as planned.
BOLIVAR - Solid waste district board members had been locked in a 4-4 split over whether to fund road repairs around Countywide Recycling & Disposal Facility.
But Friday the board of the Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste Management District was unanimous, giving Stark County Engineer Michael Rehfus up to $100,000 to patch roads damaged by truck traffic.
Some board members changed their votes after a subcommittee began developing a policy for road maintenance, said district Executive Director David Held. Held said the policy will be ready in several months.
Rehfus said his crews now can patch six spots on Deuber Avenue SW, an area on Fohl Road SW and three to four spots on Gracemont Street SW where frequent braking and turning by heavy trucks carrying tons of waste have damaged the pavement.
Without the funds, the roads would have remained rocky, Rehfus said. “We had no money in budget for this kind of work this year.”
Historically, the board funded the road repairs, but it split on two separate votes earlier this year and the measure failed to get the five votes needed.
Stark’s commissioners supported the measure each time.
Rehfus, who had sought $47,000 more than the board authorized, said his office will absorb roughly $26,000 in patching work his crew performed over the winter. He said Sherman Church also won’t be patched as planned.
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