PUBLIC NOTICE

MERCER COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

Public Comment Period and Public Hearing Notice for Draft Solid Waste

Management Plan Update

The Mercer County Solid Waste Management District (District) is establishing a 30-day written comment period (March 10, 2025, to April 9, 2025) on the draft Solid Waste Management Plan Update (Plan Update) (Ohio Revised Code Section 3734.54). The District has prepared the draft Plan Update as required by Section 3734.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. The draft Plan Update includes a budget and proposed fees to finance the Plan, projections and strategies, facilities and programs to be used, an analysis of the progress made toward achieving state solid waste reduction goals, and District rules.

This draft is an update to a previously approved solid waste plan. This Plan Update details existing programs including: Curbside Recycling, Drop-Off Recycling, Yard Waste Management, Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection, Scrap Tire Collection, Lead Acid Battery Recycling, Electronics Recycling, Paper Shredding, School and County Office Collection, Industrial Technical Assistance Program, OEPA Materials Marketplace Promotion, Adult, Elected Officials, and School Education and Outreach, District Website and Facebook Page, Health Department Funding, and Roadside Litter Collection.

The draft Plan Update includes a demonstration of access to landfill capacity and determines whether there is adequate landfill capacity available to the District during the planning period.

Under this Plan, the Board of Commissioners is authorized to designate facilities in accordance with Section 343.014 and 343.015 of the Ohio Revised Code.

The draft Plan Update includes existing District rules contained in Section IX. The District is not proposing to change existing rules or create new rules.

The District Policy Committee expects to implement a Contract Fee of $2.75 per ton when its future fund balance falls below a responsible level equal to approximately two years of operational expenses.

The District will hold a public hearing to obtain oral comments regarding the draft Plan Update on April 10, 2025, at 10:00 AM, at the Mercer County Commissioners office, 220 West Livingston St., Celina, OH 45822. The District's Policy Committee will meet after the hearing to consider public comments and then to adopt the Plan.

The District will accept written comments as required by Ohio Revised Code Section 3734.55 on the draft Plan Update from March 10,2025 until April 9, 2025. Written comments should be sent to: Solid Waste Management District, 220 W. Livingston St. Rm. A230, Celina, OH 45822 or email: solidwaste@solidwaste.mercercountyohio.gov

The draft Plan Update is available for review on the District's website: https://www.mercercountyohio.org/county-services/solid-waste-management/ and at the following location during normal business hours: Mercer County Commissioners Office, 220 West Livingston St., Celina, OH 45822

Please contact the District at 419-584-1982 with any questions about the Plan Update.

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