The City of Wamego’s burn pile has always been intended for city resident use only, however city officials have never enforced the rule and county residents have been allowed to haul debris there. That may soon change. Wamego City Manager Stacie Eichem on Monday informed the Pottawatomie County Commissioners maintaining the burn site has become a bigger job than what current city staff can manage. If the city is to allow county residents to continue to use the site as they have been, a full time employee will need to be hired. Wamego City Commissioners offered to leave the burn site operation “as-is” if Pottawatomie County would contribute $35,000 to hire someone to operate the burn site as it is currently being operated. Otherwise, the city will need to enforce the ordinance and no longer allow anyone outside of the city to use the site.
Source: themercury.com
