The Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District at their Monday, May 6, meeting. Pictured, from left, are Winona Lake Council Member Ashley McGinnis, Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District Executive Director Tom Ganser, Solid Waste Management Board President Brad Jackson, Kosciusko County Auditor’s office member Becky Dye, Warsaw Council Member Jerry Frush and Kosciusko County Council Member Dave Wolkins. InkFreeNews photo by Patrick Webb.

By Patrick Webb
InkFreeNews 

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management’s Education Outreach and Marketing Coordinator Leslie Williams has resigned.

At the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District Board’s May 6 meeting, Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District Executive Director Tom Ganser announced that Williams was resigning to become a stay-at-home parent. Ganser said he would advertise the position online and would keep the board up to date.

The board also heard from Mike Lewis, former owner of Lewis Salvage. Lewis offered his time as a volunteer and inquired about $1.4 million being held in reserve.

Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management President Brad Jackson explained the funds were collected at the minimum rate and that the board wanted to keep a minimum of 18 months’ worth of cash reserves.

Ganser added the example that if drop-off recycling locations were kept, the cost of $500,000 a year, they would use up the reserve funds in three years. Jackson said the funds could be used for doing upkeep to the recycling depot.

The council also discussed recycling tires and a question over why the Kosciusko County Recycling Depot doesn’t accept them. Ganser reported that the recycling depot tries to avoid competing with the private sector. He added that most tire stores in the county will recycle tires for a fee, similar to if the recycling depot accepted them.

The council’s next meeting will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, at the Kosciusko County Recycling Depot.