Clean-Up efforts net over 250,000 pounds of junk

Mon, 04/27/2015 - 9:46am — Diane Dyer

Butler County Fiscal Court and the Morgantown City Council joined efforts to host the 3rd Annual Clean-Up Days over the weekend. Boat Factory Road stayed busy on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday as the county road department collected over 250,000 pounds of junk from residents as of 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and they were open until 4:00 p.m, with people still coming.

"It was a huge success," said Butler County Judge-Executive David Fields. "Our city-county clean-up days grow every year and it's a great way to get a lot of junk collected and disposed of properly."

Morgantown Mayor Billy Phelps agreed. "This is a great opportunity for both the city and county to work together in a way that benefits everyone," said Phelps. "We appreciate all who took part in the clean-up and look forward to doing it again."

According to County Road Foreman Timmy West, the numbers have continued to increase over the years.
Year                 2013        2014        2015
Pounds          76,820     145,460    250,000
Tons           38.41         72.73        125
Dumpsters     11               16           26

The city-county clean-up comes on the heel's of last week's tire amnesty. According to Butler County Judge-Executive David Fields, 10 tractor-trailer loads of tires were removed from the county.

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