Members sought for county waste panel

New members are sought for Whitman County's solid waste advisory committee which meets once per quarter on a Tuesday afternoon at the Public Service building in Colfax.

“We're trying to drum up business because we have a couple issues we'd like to have input on,” said Mark Storey, Whitman County Public Works director.

These issues include creation of a new five-year solid waste management plan and a new operating plan, being worked on now by David Nails, the county's Solid Waste and Recycling director.

“We would like to have someone from each of the communities in the county,” said Nails.

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