By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews

WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District approved adding more funds to the district’s 2023 budget for the establishment of surveillance cameras at the Syracuse drop-off site.

During a July 19 board meeting, Recycling Depot Director Tom Ganser said he received a proposal from Cottage Watchman Security Systems, Pierceton, on the cost of having cameras at one site.

Ganser said there would also be a monthly service charge for cellular service at the site, which would cost around $100 a month. He suggested adding funds to the recycling station improvements section of the 2023 budget for setting up cameras at the Syracuse site.

“The results that we’ve had here (at the Warsaw site), the camera system makes a measurable difference in contamination and dumping,” said Ganser.

The depot is also considering adding surveillance cameras at the North Webster site in the future.

In other business, Ganser said prior to the meeting, he sent all the board members bid specifications for a residential drop-off contract. He recommended that a pre-bid meeting take place in August, with bids opened in September and an award made in October.

The board also approved consent for assignment of their recycling contract to GFL Environmental USA. Whitley Environmental, the recycling depot’s prior contractor, was purchased by GFL.

Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District’s next meeting is at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16.