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m <br />ADMINISTRATOR AENNINGS ASKED WHETHER ANYONE OPERATING A <br />LANDFILL WOULD NOT HAVE TO MEET ALL THE REGULATIONS THE COUNTY HAD TO <br />COMPLY WITH, AND MR. COLLINS STATED THAT THEY WOULD. <br />THE ADMINISTRATOR CONTINUED THAT WE ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED <br />WITH WASTE BEING DUMPED ALL OVER THE COUNTY AND FELT THAT SOMEONE SHOULD <br />4 <br />HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO DO NOT WORK <br />WITHIN THE LAW. <br />MR. COLLINS AGREED AND FELT THEY WILL GET THEIR AUTHORITY <br />BACK FROM THE LEGISLATURE SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE. HE STATED THAT HE <br />WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE COUNTY PICK UP THE AREA THEY LOST. <br />THE ADMINISTRATOR ASKED IF THEY HAVE A STAFF WHO COULD WORK <br />WITH THE COUNTY TO TIGHTEN OUR REGULATIONS. <br />MR. KOZLOV FELT THEIR ATTORNEY IN TALLAHASSEE COULD DRAFT <br />SOME KIND OF RULES AND WORK WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO HELP ALLEVIATE <br />THIS SITUATION. <br />ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS NOTED THAT IT STILL GETS BACK TO THE <br />COUNTY TO DO THE ENFORCING. <br />MR. KOZLOV EXPLAINED THAT WHEN THEY INITIALLY GET A COMPLAINT, <br />THEY TRY TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM EITHER WITH A LETTER OR ON SITE. IF <br />IT BECOMES A SITUATION THAT CANNOT BE RESOLVED IN A RELATIVELY FRIENDLY <br />LETTER, THEN THEY INITIATE FORMAL NOTICES. HE CONTINUED THAT THE ENFORCE- <br />MENT PROCESS IS GENERALLY A LONG, DRAWN-OUT AFFAIR INVOLVING CIVIL SUITS. <br />COMMISSIONER SIEBERT RAISED THE QUESTION OF WHY THE LETTER <br />THE DER SENT TO THE OFFENDERS GIVES A DEADLINE OF DECEMBER 1ST INSTEAD <br />OF ASKING -THAT THEY CEASE OPERATION IMMEDIATELY. HE NOTED THAT ONLY <br />TWO OF THE LETTERS REQUIRED A 'ANO DUMPING" SIGN BE POSTED BY OCTOBER 15TH. <br />MR. COLLINS POINTED OUT THAT THIS TIME IS ALLOWED FOR THEM <br />TO CLEAN UP, AND HE FURTHER NOTED THAT EVERY SITE HE SAW DID NOT SEEM <br />TO BE IN OPERATION AND THEY MUST SEE THEM ACTUALLY IN OPERATION-. <br />LITTER ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CARL HEFNER SPOKE OF -ONE VIOLATOR <br />WHO HAS THREE TREE COMPANIES HAUL ONTO HIS PROPERTY, AND.MR. COLLINS <br />STATED THAT IF HE TAKES THE LOGS AND CUTS THEM INTO FIREWOOD, THAT IS <br />ALL RIGHT; OTHERWISE, THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO GO TO THE PERMANENT LANDFILL. <br />MR. COLLINS CONTINUED THAT HE DID'VISIT THIS SITE, AND THE <br />OWNER IS CUTTING UP THE LOGS, BUT ALSO IS USING THEM TO FILL THE LAND. <br />.9 <br />OCT 18 1978 37 ua 3 <br />I <br />