1-18-12 —  Wayne County Fiscal Court met in regular session on Thursday,  

January 12 and took care of several matters of routine business.

    Magistrates approved the transfer of $6,000 to the Marketplace Fund  

and $50,000 to the jail fund. Both these transfers from the general  

fund were budgeted.

    The court also approved the Rescue Squad affiliation agreement,  

which is required annually.

    The court approved the budget for the Sheriff's Department, which  

included excess fees of $4,390, as well as the salary allotment for  

the year.

    Magistrates heard a yearly report from Solid Waste Coordinator Tim  

Bell about the county's recycling program. In 2011, the program  

brought in a total of $96,397 in revenues from recyclable sales.

    Also last year, white goods was collected at 838 households. The  

Litter Abatement program covered 427 miles of roadways in the county  

and collected 2,711 bags of trash.

    The Litter Abatement program has been funded again or this year,  

according to Bell. The county received a $30,496.28 for the cleanup  

of roadside litter.

    In other action, the county:

    • Agreed to advertise for the adoption of Dog Hollow Road into the  

county road system.

    • Heard a monthly report from EMS Director Bubby Corder, who noted  

that the ambulance service answered 288 calls in December. For the  

year, the ambulance service answered a total of 3,175 calls.