The WV Solid Waste Management Board,
met at Welch City Hall Wednesday morning, then later toured the Copper Ridge
Landfill. Welch Mayor Martha Moore
and McDowell SWA Board Member Randall Patton welcomed the SWMB. Mayor Moore commented
that such visits help to change the erroneous image that some hold of the area.
Prior to touring the landfill, the board
announced that the McDowell Solid Waste Authority will be awarded the Stow it,
Don’t Throw it Grant, written by Board Member Randall Patton. The McDowell SWA
will use the grant for public education. Patton explained that the SWA’s
Comprehensive Litter Control Plan hadn’t been updated in 14 years. Updating the
plan made the SWA eligible to apply for the grant, Patton said.
SWMB Mattie Combs-Snyder commented
that she was “very impressed” with McDowell County’s beauty and progress and
sees only more good things ahead for the area.
Pictured are some of those in
attendance at the SWMB Meeting: (front row, l-r) Mallie Combs-Snyder, Mayor
Moore, Tim Blankenship, Randy Curtis; (back row) Randall Patton, Paul Hayes,
Dick Cook, Marsha Payton, Carol Throckmorton, Jan Borowski, Nicole Hunter and
Scott Morton. (Photo by Cathy Patton)
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SUPPORTING THE LANDFILL - Lobbyist
Greg Sayre (second from right) is pictured displaying the complimentary City of
Welch coffee cup that he received during the WV Solid Waste Authority
Management Board Meeting in Welch Wednesday morning. In offering public
comment, Sayre opined that local residents should voice their support for the
Copper Ridge Landfill because there are other groups both inside and outside of
West Virginia who would like to see it fail.Pictured with Sayre are Litter
Control Officer Wendell Hatfield, County Manager Jennifer Wimmer and SWA Office
Manager Trish Blevins. (Photo by Cathy Patton)
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