Yellow ribbons show support
Yellow ribbons showing support for United States forces overseas soon will be seen in Marion.
The City of Marion received a request from Marion Elementary School to allow third graders to tie yellow ribbons around trees in Central Park.
"I told them to go ahead," Harvey Sanders, director of public utilities, told city commissioners during their regular meeting Monday afternoon.
Acting Mayor Larry McLain said he thought the ribbons were a great idea.
"Our leaders and our troops need our support," McLain said. "This will be a way to show our support.
"It's important that we remember our troops overseas and their families," he added.
Spring cleanup week for the City of Marion is set for April 21-25, according to David Mayfield, city administrator.
Marion County Transfer Station will not accept the following items for disposal: tires, batteries, shingles or hazardous waste.
Individuals wishing to dispose of white goods — items like refrigerators — will be required to come into city hall and obtain a permit to attach onto the items.
The permit verifies the resident has legally removed freon and or capacitors from the appliance.
"The only difference from the way it (spring cleanup) has been done in the past is they (white goods) will need to be tagged," Mayfield said. "There's no charge for the permit, but if it's not attached to the white goods, we will not pick it up."
Commissioner Jim Crofoot asked what happens if the city picks up an item and freon or capacitors have not been removed.
"That's not our problem. That's up to the owner," Mayfield said. "The permit indicates it's been done."
Sanders said freon needs to be removed from refrigerators and air conditioners by individuals who have the equipment to recapture it. Microwaves have capacitors.
Crofoot asked how residents dispose of tires or batteries. Sanders said the county transfer station will accept tires for a small fee, and batteries can be recycled at a place where they're purchased or turned in at the county's hazardous household waste center.
Yard waste must be kept separate from other types of waste because it is taken to the city's tree dump.
As for C&D (construction and demolition) waste, the city will haul up to two dump truck loads, said city inspector Marty Frederickson.
