Sunday, July 31, 2011
Grant Funding helps Garrard/Lincoln County
http://www.centralkynews.com/theinteriorjournal/news/ij-grant-upgrades-park-playgrounds-20110729,0,2360334.story
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Rinse & Return Pesticide Container Drop-Off - August 23, 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Solid Waste Coordinator Visits Paint Lick Elementary
The Garrard Central Record, May 5, 2011- Chris Thomason from the Garrard County Solid Waste Department presented fun, fact-filled experiences for each grade level at Paint Lick Elementary School last week. The lessons addressed the importance of recycling and proper disposal of waste. Mr. Thomason said the goal of his agency is to “teach young people to grow up to be good environmental stewards.”
If elementary teachers would like to schedule a presentation for their class or entire grade level, please contact Solid Waste Coordinator Chris Thomason at 859-339-3233 or e-mail Chris.Thomason@windstream.net.
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| Mr. Thomason with first graders. |
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| Mr. Thomason with second graders. |
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Join the 2011 Anti-Litter/Beautification Campaign and Win
May 1 – June 17 – Fifth Annual Garrard County Anti-Litter/Beautification Campaign starts May 1st & goes through Party on the Square, Friday, June 17th. Individuals/groups/organizations can participate by doing something such as picking up litter on a sidewalk, cleaning up a roadside, a parking lot, a wilderness trail; helping someone in need with a special maintenance/painting/ cleaning/ landscaping project; adopting a public area and planting flowers or trees; starting to personally recycle or helping others recycle. At the Party on the Square, individual participants six years of age or older may enter to win a one-night’s stay at a Kentucky State Park of choice or two Belle of Louisville tickets. A participating group may enter to win $200 cash. For more details, contact event coordinator Maria Turner, (859) 792-8923.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Garrard-Lincoln Solid Waste Management Area - One Year Anniversary
LANCASTER — The one year anniversary of Garrard-Lincoln Solid Waste Management Area provided cause for celebration at the Garrard County Fiscal Court meeting Tuesday.
Solid Waste Coordinator Chris Thomason gave his first annual report of the joint venture, which received about $266,000 worth of grants in 2010.
The previous year, when the solid waste departments were separate, Lincoln and Garrard counties brought in roughly a combined $50,500 in grants, Judge-Executive John Wilson said.
The department used this year’s influx of funds to add six new recycling drop-off points and purchase a baler that significantly sped up the processing of recycled materials, among other things.
Garrard-Lincoln solid waste was also recently awarded a grant to place crumb rubber mulch, which is proven to reduce injuries, on the playgrounds in Logan Hubble Park.
“These are grants we’re in the front of the line for because we’ve taken a regional approach,” Thomason said.
Along with securing much more grant money, Garrard-Lincoln solid waste brought in about $115,500 of its own from recycling commodities, Thomason said. That more than doubles the $42,500 Garrard’s solid waste department made by itself in 2009.
On top of rising revenues, increased efficiency allowed Thomanson to request about $4,000 less from Garrard County’s 2010-11 budget than the previous year. He said he expects this number to drop in the coming years.
“We’re going to keep whittling away, and hopefully we’ll get to the day when solid waste is taking zero,” Thomason said.
In the meantime the county will continue getting more service for less money.
Garrard’s former solid waste department picked up garbage along about 940 miles of road in 2009. But the Garrard-Lincoln department covered more than 1,380 miles in 2010, Wilson said.
Workers collected about 500 large bags of trash along Ky. 954 alone, Thomason said.
The department is also strengthening its relationship with schools.
Tuesday, the fiscal court voted to appoint Garrard County High School students Lee Johnson and Will Price to the Solid Waste Commission so they can easily seek help for school policy making, starting green clubs and applying for environmental grants, among other things, Thomason said.
Members of the fiscal court thanked Thomason for four years of exemplary service and Wilson noted, with a smile, that the only thing Thomason could improve is changing his goal of requesting nothing from the county to contributing back to the county.
Thomason didn’t shoot down the challenge.
“I’m committed to staying here and doing everything I can for you,” he said.
http://www.centralkynews.com/amnews/news/local/amn-garrard-celebrates-improvements-in-solid-waste-program-266k-in-grants-20110413,0,1316559.story
Monday, April 11, 2011
Crumb Rubber Mulch Grant for Logan Hubble Park - April 2011
Logan Hubble Park playgrounds are going to get a lot cleaner and a lot safer thanks to a grant from the KY Division of Waste Management for crumb rubber mulch. The materials for the project will use rubber from 5,100 recycled tires for the low-maintenance mulch that has been proven to significantly reduce playground injuries. A win all around!
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
The Bickford Waste Tire Act Bill signed March 16, 2011
Signing of HB 433, The Bickford Waste Tire Act, March 16th, 2011. L-R: Chris Thomason, Garrard/Lincoln County Solid Waste Management Area Coordinator, Governor Steve Beshear, and Representative Lonnie Napier.( Representative Napier was one of the sponsors of the bill.)
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