A month-by-month recap of news in Amherst County in a year featuring a busy local election, kickoff of a renovation to the high school and a much talked about murder case coming back to Amherst.
The Amherst County Board of Supervisors approved a commemorative resolution recognizing David Proffitt, who retired June 30 after 36 years as the county’s purchasing agent and deputy county administrator.
After considering four scenarios for long-term solid waste disposal, the Amherst County Board of Supervisors on May 2 voted to move forward with plans to open another cell in the
With inflation affecting Amherst County’s bottom line, the board of supervisors is considering opening another cell in the county’s landfill on Kentmoor Farm Road in Madison Heights while evaluating the
With more capacity for trash disposal recently discovered at the Amherst County landfill on Kentmoor Farm Road in Madison Heights, the county is investing more than $1.5 million in equipment
Amherst County’s landfill on Kentmoor Farm Road in Madison Heights can be used for trash disposal for the next several years, a timeframe longer than expected when the board of
Amherst County officials are working with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to open the back side of the countyâs landfill in Madison Heights, a measure that will expand the landâs capacity for as long as two years.
County Administrator Dean Rodgers said during the Amherst County Board of Supervisorsâ Feb. 16 meeting the move gives the county more flexibility in preparing for a transition to a new transfer center on the landfillâs site on Kentmoor Farm Road in Madison Heights.
The transfer station, a facility in which solid waste will be processed and disposed of through trucks coming in and out, is targeted for completion in November but Rodgers feels the time frame is tight and could be delayed.