State grant will provide truck for county recycling

Whitman County Public Works Director Mark Storey told county commissioners Monday morning that the department is eligible for an additional $180,000 state Coordinated Prevention Grant through the Department of Ecology. These grants usually pay for recycling activities.

With the additional money, Storey said the department will purchase a new rolloff truck to exchange containers at recycle sites in small towns around the county.

He said the county will provide about $50,000 matching funds and will be required to use the grant by the end of June.

The funds will enable the county to place recycle...