Recycling continues to be a topic of discussion for both the Greene County supervisors and the Jefferson city council, as the 28E agreement for participation in the city’s recycling program is set to expire Feb. 13.
Recycling services in the county have been in transition since the Greene County Recycling Agency in March 2025. Greene County approved a 28E agreement with the city of Jefferson to provide recycling services for residents of unincorporated areas, but city councils in Churdan and Scranton didn’t. That created a challenge in locating recycling bins in which rural residents could place their recyclables without residents of Churdan and Scranton using them as well.
The agreement with the county is set to expire Feb. 13 as Jefferson city administrator Scott Peterson failed to get the draft renewal agreement to the supervisors before the deadline stated in the current agreement. The supervisors opted to use the missed deadline as an “out”.
The supervisors and Peterson discussed the issue at the Feb. 5 supervisors meeting, looking for ways that could be more cost-effective for all parties. The board agreed to ask the city for an extension of the 28E agreement to March 31, giving all involved more time to work on an agreement that would be more beneficial to all involved. That step has been suggested to the supervisors by county attorney Thomas Laehn earlier in the meeting.
That agreement is on the Jefferson city council’s Feb. 10 agenda.
The board continued to hear departmental budget for FY27. Information technology director Justin Bristow presented a budget showing a 6.8 percent increase over the current year. Comparisons to the current year budget are difficult because IT was budgeted together with drainage clerk and GIS for the current year.
Later in the meeting Bristow submitted his resignation effective Feb. 20. His first day on the job was Nov. 10, 2025. The supervisors thanked him for his work during his short time with the county. Treasurer Katlynn Mechaelsen presented her FY27 budget. She included an increase in auto registration fees received by the county. The only increase in expenses is in wages and postage. The overall increase is $10,095, bringing total expenses to $289,239.
