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February 7, 1997 TO: Jiro Sumada, DEP FROM: Larry Capellas, SWD SUBJECT: PRIVATE COMMUNITY CLEANUP LANDFILL CHARGES Attached are copies of eight (8) weight tickets from the Hilo Landfill Scalehouse totaling $4,856.95. These chazges aze for about 139 tons of rubbish that was brought into the landfill by Hawaii Metal Recycling from vazious private subdivisions as part of the program to clean up the abandoned vehicles from those subdivisions. Appazently whoever is in charge of this program told HMR that this rubbish was part of the subdivision clean up program and that you would waive all fees at the landfill for this rubbish. Please be aware that there is no legal method of waiving any landfill fees. The Tipping Fee Ordinance does not allow this. Who is going to pay for this? HMR does not think it is their responsibility since they were doing a community service action under the direction of you and your designated private subdivision metal clean up person. Appazently this person exceeded his authority by informing HMR that non metal rubbish was a part of the cleanup effort. If what HMR tells me is correct, I tend to agree with HMR. Si;:ce the County has no right to spend public funds, other than those related to emergency measures, in private property and you authorized this private property clean up program, this division needs to know where to send the bills for the landfill charges. Your attention to this matter as soon as possible will be appreciated. I have advised HMR to stop bringing any more rubbish into the landfill as pazt of any private property cleanup program unless they are willing to be liable for the landfill chazges or there is a designee who has agreed to pay the charges. LEC attachment c: DPW 33'S~. of Managing Director ~0°r ~ 17Mlfa QEF )Y. ~ Presented C.c~ vNC~` ar. MAY 9 A tao~