Yard Waste Drop Sites - hearings

Dear ALL:

Below is an email I received from Janet Kilpatrick, Aide for the State Representatives, when I had inquired about the Public Meeting Notice regarding the yard waste drop-offs. Please plan on attending to voice your opinion/concerns.

Stephanie, this is all part of the budget crunch.
The following is part of an email that I recently sent to my Reps.

To all, last year (in June) DNREC decided that they were going to close all of the yard waste sites in New Castle County. Through the Bond Bill, they were banned from closing. DNREC was mandated to conduct public hearings and to submit a plan for maintaining those sites. See copy of epilogue language below.

Section 88. Yard Waste Drop Sites. It is the intent of the General Assembly that all yard waste
drop sites in New Castle County remain operational unless otherwise directed by the General Assembly.
The Department of Natural Resources shall conduct public hearings on and submit a plan for maintaining
operations of the yard waste drop sites to the General Assembly by May 2009.

Those hearings are now being scheduled (see below). If you have an interest or feel that your constituency would be interested, please plan to attend. DNREC, at least at the Judge Morris site, has recently bartered to have the yard waste mulched. While this process look care of one step in the process, it also removed all of the mulch that was free to the community.
7:00 p.m.
4/14 – Bellevue hall
4/15 – Bear library
4/16 – Judge Morris Estate.

Stephanie Rizzo
Legislative Aide to Councilman Sheldon
800 N. French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-395-8369