Attention

Worth County Rural Residents

On August 31, 2007 the Rural dumpster site on Grouse Avenue will be PERMANENTLY CLOSED!! Those residents that use this site will have to take their household garbage to the dumpster site north of Worth County Lake.

The reason for the change is the Worth County Board of Supervisors will not be allowed to renew the permit for those two dumpster sites. This is because of severe abuse of the facilities due to items that are not household garbage being disposed of at those sites. It is illegal to dump tires, appliances, furniture, building materials, hazardous household materials, paint, brush, yard waste, etc. The Board of Supervisors and the Worth County Board of Health are in the process of building an enclosed Citizen Convenience Center that will be fenced in and gated with a security system. Inside the building, rural residents will have to check in with the attendant on duty, and will be directed to the trash compactor for their garbage or the recycling dumpsters with their recyclables. The hours are not known, but will be posted at the Convenience Center and there will also be a notice in the two county newspapers.

In the future we will also be taking old appliances and tires. There will be a pass through fee involved with the disposal of these items. The fee will be whatever it costs the county to properly dispose of these items. Also in the future, we will take used oil. We will NOT take building materials, scrap metal, brush, yard waste or furniture.

It is estimated that by changing over to the Citizen Convenience Center, annual operating cost will be cut in half.

If you have any questions, please call the Worth County Public Health Office and ask to speak to Shane Buenzow, Worth County Environmental Health Specialist. (641) 324-1741