The Elkhart County commissioners voted to dissolve the management district as they met through a streaming video session. The move capped official action that began in June following discussions between the solid waste board and the county’s Landfill and Solid Waste Director John Bowers. The dissolution takes effect after Dec. 31.
“It eliminates, basically, a layer of government,” county attorney Craig Buche said of the decision. The district’s assets and operations, which includes budgeting, appropriations and public access, will be folded into the landfill’s responsibilities, Buche indicated.
The commissioners approved a preliminary resolution for dissolving the district and its board in June. Commissioner president Mike Yoder said then the move was coming as the Waste Management Earthmovers landfill was closing its site along C.R. 26, near the County Landfill at 59530 C.R. 7, which eliminated a need for the board.