An Eyesore, and More Illegal Dumping Costing Taxpayers, Represents Health and Fire Hazard by Steve Reagan up After Others
Vol. 70 No. 311 Tuesday, April 30, 2019 8 Pages • 75¢ Home of Janice Scrivner An eyesore, and more Illegal dumping costing taxpayers, represents health and fire hazard By Steve Reagan up after others. SDN Staff Writer “It’s a huge problem,” Pub- lic Works Director Eli Tor- While many people, groups res said. “In 2018, we hauled and organizations are doing away 287 tons of material that their best to make Snyder a had been illegally dumped, clean, attractive community, and I think we’ve hauled Max West many others are trying to about half of that total so far SDN Photo/Steve Reagan U.S. Army make it look like a giant trash this year. We’re spending World War II and Contributed Photo dump. about $50,000-$60,000 a year In the top photo, city crews had Today’s Veteran sponsored by Illegal dumping within the on it.” to remove more than 19 tons Nix’s Auto & Tire Service Snyder city limits has long Illegal dumping, simply of discarded items from this 1510 25th Street 573-3567 been a problem, but it has got- put, is dumping discarded ten worse in recent years. items in some place other than easement across from the 37th Whether that is because a dumpster or the city land- Street Church of Christ. At left, EATHER of trying to save a few dol- fill, Snyder Fire Department Snyder Fire Department Dep- W lars on a project, citizens Deputy Fire Marshal Nathan uty Fire Marshal Nathan Hines have a lack of pride or out of Hines said.
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