By Rena Russell
Labette Avenue
Jason Piercefield of Chetopa and Rick Tucker, Attorney at Law, representing him, were told to attend the next Solid Waste Management Committee meeting, by the commissioners at Monday’s meeting.
Labette County Commissioners Lonie Addis, Brian Kinzie and Jack Martin discussed the process needed before anything can properly be discussed concerning a permit for a wood chipping recycling business in the Chetopa area.
Prior to Monday’s meeting, Piercefield had met with the commission on July 14 of this year, discussing the possible chipping operation. The commission told him then to get a business plan in order and go talk to the solid waste management committee.
Since then, Piercefield did have a business plan in place.
The County has a nuisance lawsuit with pending action on the property on 166 and 59 highways at Chetopa, concerning large wooden boxes, etc., that are on Piercefield’s property.
Attorney Tucker explain his business plan and the need to get commissioners approval for the sorting center. They also presented the commission with a USDA study on such wood chipping operations, etc. on recycled products.
The next solid waste management committee meeting will be held on Sept. 18 at 6 p.m. They are making plans to attend this meeting.
IN OTHER ACTION at Monday’s meeting:
• KSAAP-LRPA Executive Board meet prior to the county commission meeting with members, Brian Kinzie, Bill Wheat, Lonie Addis, Jack Martin and Marti Morris, office manager. Following an executive session, no action was taken.
• Larry Cupit, county sanitation officer, discussed with the commission building inspection guidelines that FEMA uses for homeowners building in floodplain areas.
• Reported that Jim Cook, Emergency Operations Manager, has been called to Baton Rouge, La., to assist others in strategic planning of the Hurricane Gustov and preparing for the next one, Hurricane Ike. He will be assisting a maximum of two weeks.
• Commissioners reviewed noxious weed applications.
• Defined that the end of the month meetings are regular scheduled meetings, not special meetings held.
• Approved the Aug. 29 minutes and approved the accounts payables.