Disastrous Deal for Holmes County

The Holmes County Commissioners are in the process of finalizing a disastrous deal with the Rumpke Corporation to reopen and expand the county landfill and import out of state/county trash.  This deal would allow the county to make only $10 million while Rumpke will bring in an estimated $840 million.  Rumpke will also get to produce and market the non fossil fuel methane gas and any electricity produced through generators of fuel cells at alternative energy prices.

The size and location of the expanded landfill will place Millersburg (only 3 miles away  MORE

Rumpke Forges Ahead Against the wishes of the Community

Rumpke Forges Ahead with Landfill Plans

Letter to the Editor

Charles Cerniglia has a letter to the editor in today's Daily Record.

The often EPA-cited, unlined Holmes County Landfill must be closed. The commissioners' proposed Rumpke plan would instead turn it into a 'mega-landfill', making Holmes County the place other counties and states send their waste. This would radically change Holmes County, dramatically ... more

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County Solid Waste Plan

We have just posted the Holmes County Solid Waste Plan for the public.  If you read through it you will find out that it states there is 295 years of available landfill space without enlarging the small county landfill and putting the county's economy and way of life at risk.

The Big Giveaway

From the Rumpke proposal. Rumpke would take control of the existing landfill and take in 50,000 tons of Holmes County trash. Problem is we don't produce 50,000 tons. After the existing landfill is fill then Rumpke gets to decide if it wants to stay or go. If they go the landfill does not get closed and we are back where we started. If they deicide to stay then they will expand the landfill and operate that for 25 to 35 years bringing out of county (and state) trash into Holmes County. In their proposal they say that this will generate 7 to 10 million dollars for the county over this period. In our estimation Rumke will bring in 700 -900 MILLION dollars.  If we keep negotiating maybe we can pay them for the use of our landfill!

You can check out the original Request for Proposals issued by the Holmes County Commissioners on June 9, 2010:

Request for Proposals