(4/10) At its April 5 meeting, Liberty Township Board of Supervisors heard that an alleged out of town litterbug potentially faces "hefty" fines as garbage was discovered dumped along the Middle Creek and Bullfrog Road area.
More than just a candy wrapper, two couches were recently discovered illicitly dumped along with a mattress and a port-a-potty, according to Chairman Walter ‘Mickey’ Barlow.
"Please don’t be dumping along our township roads, what’s really unfortunate about this is this was a non-resident," he said.
Barlow hauled the items off to the dump and the cost to the township came to about $259 which included labor cost, dump site fee, and township vehicle use, he said.
Residents witnessed the illicit dumping and assisted police in identifying the license plate and contract information.
Upon a visit from police, the alleged confessed to the dumping and will have a hearing scheduled with the magistrate, Police Chief Sherri Hansen said.
Dumping is a summary non-traffic citation and has a sliding fine between approximately $50 and $300, along with costs paid by the township to clean up the waste and haul it to the dump themselves, she said.
The supervisors were disappointed someone from out of town would unload garbage into the community, noting for an individual to take garbage to the dump themselves costs considerably less.
"If he would just take it to the dump, it was $13.25," Barlow said.
In other news, Liberty Township road repair will move forward as the Supervisors approved advertising bids for road work projects.
Superpave asphalt will be applied on McGlaughlin Road, around Water Street and Bullfrog Road, Barlow said. The funding will come from the state gas-tax fund.
It was also noted that the snow plow and salting equipment on the township Road Department truck has been removed in completion of the inclement season. The township staff is now preparing the tractor and mower for the upcoming cutting season.
