Solid Waste Department closes year out under budget

Lewis County Mayor Jonah Keltner recently announced that the Solid Waste Department closed out its Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget approximately $90,000 under budget.

According to Mayor Keltner, "This historic savings would not have been possible without the extensive recycling efforts put forth by the County this past year, along with the participation in recycling by so many of the businesses, organizations and residents in our community."

"One of the biggest factors in these savings was definitely the Cardboard Recycling Program that our former Solid Waste Director, Bradley Loveless, helped im...