Lake Holcombe Town Board - Recycling is costing more than it’s worth

By Ginna Young

Each year, the Town of Lake Holcombe holds a recycle round-up, but the cost to do so is more than the town brings in, without much participation from residents. To hold the round-up, it costs the town about $3,000 for dumpsters, not counting the wages of the town workers to man the site on the designated day.

That’s why it was decided May 8, at the town board meeting, to discontinue the round-up. Ben Jordan, town roadman, pointed out that the town is part of the county ditch clean-up program, where they receive $500, to take unwanted tires to the County Hwy. K shop and dispose of them.

It was agreed to try for a year without the round-up, and see how it goes, reinstating it, if the board sees the need.

“It could cause us a problem with things in the roadside, but it may not,” said supervisor David Staudacher.

Also agreed on, was that the town hall needs a new front

(To the right) The front door of the Lake Holcombe Town Hall doesn’t close all the way, unless you force it to, and it’s very heavy to open and close. That’s why the town board is getting bids to redo the entrance, to make it more easily accessible.

door, as it doesn’t close properly and it’s very heavy to operate.

“There’s no reason why we need two doors there,” said town chairman Brian Guthman.

The board agreed to get bids to see what the cost would be with one door and a window, or just the door, with the rest framed in.

Also approved, was that Guthman and Staudacher become commissioners of the Sanitary Board. They also agreed to move the regular monthly town board meetings to the third Wednesday, at 7 p.m., starting in June, with the Sanitary Board meeting, at 6:30 p.m., those nights.

During the meeting, Guthman also reported that the Fire Board has approved a contract with Ratsch Engineering, out of Neillsville, to go through the process of receiving state plans, so construction can begin on the satellite fire station. The Fire Board does have some funds set aside, but will have to obtain a construction loan to pay for the facility.

It’s expected they’ll pour concrete by October.

“So it gets going this year,” said Guthman.