The traffic from this weekend may have slowed at the Lyon-Chase County Transfer Station on Labor Day, but the tonnage collected certainly has not.
After a steady stream of heavy traffic — nearly 1,500 trips to be exact — which led to more debris being collected in three days than a typical month, city leaders decided to open the facility Monday morning. Dropoff lines consistently went as far as Prairie Street from the landfill on more than one occasion Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
According to Recycling Center Foreman Tim Delcamp, Monday’s traffic has been significantly lighter than the past three days. He says the majority of visitors to the station Monday have been those who just returned from a vacation or Labor Day weekend trip.
According to Delcamp, by noon Monday the station had seen just over 100 residents come through. He says although this is considerably less than the prior three days, the size of loads has ranged anywhere from full trailers to dump trucks.
Because of this, Delcamp anticipates they will see well over another 100 tons of debris collected by the end of the day Monday.
Waiting in line Monday morning was Rescue Mission and Abundant Harvest Director Lee Alderman who says he was very thankful for the city’s decision following damages to two trees as a result of the major winds which impacted the area Friday.
Over the weekend the more than 370 tons of tree debris was collected. Former Emporia city commissioner Julie Johnson says the tree damage was bad at her house.
Questions continue relating to special tree or limb pickup within Emporia. City Manager Mark McAnarney says the city will discuss that option in more detail after the holiday.
Delcamp says plans are for the Transfer Station to resume normal hours Tuesday, however, they will extend hours again if needed.
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