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\nSeventeen counties will receive a sum of more than $932,000 to clean up 85 illegal dumps in Kentucky, according to a release from the Governor\u2019s office on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\nSeventeen counties will receive a sum of more than $932,000 to clean up 85 illegal dumps in Kentucky, according to a release from the Governor\u2019s office on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The release said grants for the Illegal Open Dump Grant Program comes from the Kentucky Pride Fund, which is generated through a $1.75 environmental remediation fee for each ton of garbage dumped at Kentucky municipal solid waste landfills. As part of the grant, counties agree to provide a 25% match\u202fwhich may be waived for dumps where cleanup costs exceed $50,000.<\/p>\n
Breathitt, Butler, Crittenden, Estill, Floyd, Green, Johnson, LaRue, Lawrence, Martin, Mason, Meade, Perry, Robertson, Taylor, Warren and Wolfe counties were awarded funds in the initiative.<\/p>\n
In 2024, illegal open dump grants awarded by the Beshear Administration totaled nearly $25.3 million to 16 counties.<\/p>\n
For more information, contact your local solid waste coordinator or Lisa Evans at 502-782-6355, 502-330-6829 or\u202flisa.evans@ky.gov.
\nSource: WBKO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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