Hello AAH Partners

Our next AAH pickup - March 13th, 2010

We have a new Statewide AAH Coordinator - Tina Kennedy

AAH Totals for 2009, Total miles adopted - 146, Total number of groups in program - 73, Total number of volunteers - 1287, Groups involved in recycling - 12

The South Carolina Adopt-A-Highway Program have removed 34.7 million pounds of litter from your highways and communities in the last 21 years.

Groups that joined our program in 2008. Thank you all. 10 groups a record for our program.

1. Janesky Cont. Co. - Darren Janesky. 2. Concerned Citizens - Keaton Clary. 3. Mem. Joe & J.D. Houey - Anne Lorene Houey. 4. Limestone College Music Dept. - Dale Lee. 5. Limestone College Science Dept. - Kerry Heafner. 6. Mem. Quanita Skinner - Patrice & Robbie Thompson. 7. Hospice Care of S.C. - Amanda Knowles. 8. Wal Mart - Andrew Williams. 9. Mem. Chasity Martin - Linnea O'Dell. 10. Hopewell Baptist Church - Brian Smith

Groups with 10 or more years with our program. 

Business Groups - Vulcan Materials - 12 years , Timken Associates - 13 years , Swanger Properties - 12 years , Gaffney City Police Dept. / Mem. Major Bobby Duncan - 10 years, Gaffney Broadcasting - 10 years. 

School Groups - Gaffney High AFJROTC - 10 years, Limestone College - 10 years. 

Church Groups - Buffalo Baptist Youth - 11 years, Overbrook Community Church - 15 years, Philadelphia Baptist Youth - 13 years, Shady Grove Baptist Brotherhood - 17 years. 

Clubs and Organization Groups - Gaffney Jr. Womens Club - 14 years, Cowpens National Battleground VIP's - 17 years, Gaffney Yorkrite - 17 years, Macedonia Grange - 17 years, SC National Guard - 10 years, SC Santee Indian Nation - 11 years, VFW Post 3447 & Ladies Aux. - 10 years. 

Family Groups - Northgate Citizens. - 13 years, Wecare - 14 years.                                                                                                     

Cherokee County Landfill Information
192 Lemuels Road, Gaffney,SC 29341
(864) 487-2537
Monday thru Friday 7:30am - 4:30pm ,  Saturday 7:30am - 1:00pm

The C&D landfill can except:

Construction debris - brick, cinder blocks, shingles, glass, wallboard, lumber, land clearing debris, stumps, trees, roots, soil and rocks.

Old furniture - mattresses and box springs, upholstered furniture, wood furniture  (not painted with lead paint) lawn furniture, (aluminum furniture can be taken to the recycling center at 1602 Overbrook Dr. Gaffney,SC

Composting Area can except - the following organic materials (not in bags) yard clippings (grass), leaves, small limbs and brush.

Household Appliances Area can except - white goods - washers, dryers, refrigerators, stoves, microwaves & hot water heaters.

Scrap metal - no propane tanks, no gasoline or kerosene cans. Note: Motorized outdoor equipment (mowers, etc.) must have all oil and fuel drained & battery removed before disposal.

Transfer Station can except - All other trash and garbage except, sludges, hazardous waste & infectious waste.

Other Information - NO liquid paint. Take latex paint to recycling center, pour oil-based paint onto newspaper, let dry, then put in trash. NO tires, oil, oil filters or car batteries, take to recycling center.

There is NO charge to Cherokee County residents for the above items and services.

The Palmetto Prideways program is now up and running in South Carolina. This program will focus on our interstate highways. Businesses may adopt a two mile stretch of interstate I-85. Two signs on the interstate, one northbound and one southbound will cost a one time fee of $785.00 plus a monthly fee of $365.00 to remain in the program. The SCDOT will clean your section twice every month. For more info contact Palmetto Prideways Special Project Coordinator - Richard Cothran at 803-758-6034 or at rcothran@palmettopride.org

Cherokee County Mobile Home Disposal Program

As part of a new countywide beautification effort, Cherokee County Council has approved a Mobile Home Disposal Program for residents (non-commercial) to dispose of abandoned and/or uninhabitable mobile homes at the Cherokee County Landfill. In order to qualify for this program, the following guidelines have been established and will be adhered to:

•  The purpose of this prograam is to provide a proper disposal site for non-commercial mobile home owners to dispose of residential mobile homes that can be safely transported intact to the Cherokee County Landfill.
• Application for on-site demolition of mobile homes that can not be safely transported intact to the landfill will require additional permitting through the CherokeeCounty Dept. of Building Safety and will be handled on an individual basis.
• Residential mobile home owners must first apply in person at the Cherokee County Dept. of Building Safety located at 208 E. Floyd Baker Blvd; Gaffney,SC (487-2561).
• Owners must complete a Mobile Home Registration Form for each mobile home to be disposed.
• Owners must present documentation of ownership at the time of application in the form of a title or recent tax receipt for each mobile home.
• A Mobile Home Moving Permit shall be obtained from the Cherokee County Tax Assessors office. All current and delinquent taxes shall be paid.
• A Twenty-Dollar ($20) permit fee shall be paid at time of application.
• No mobile homes which test positive for lead-based paint or asbestos shall not be permitted.
• After application requirements have been met a building inspector will be sent to the site. Once an inspection has been made a landfill Transport Certificate will be issued. A copy of the certificate and application will be forwarded to the Cherokee County Landfill.
• The Landfill Transport Certificate and the moving permit must accompany the mobile home to the landfill. The landfill will not accept homes into the staging area without these documents.
• Due to special handling requirements mobile homes will only be accepted at the Cherokee County Landfill during the following operating hours: Monday through Friday 8:30am to 3:00pm. Mobile Homes will not be accepted on holidays.
• All furniture and personal items including clothing, household trash, computers, microwaves, televisions, tires, brush, rubbish, and other household items must be removed from the interior of the mobile home prior to delivery to the Cherokee County Landfill. Mobile Homes will be inspected prior to entry into the landfill by landfill personnel. Mobile Homes delivered to the Cherokee County Landfill that contain unacceptable material will not be accepted until the owner removes and properly disposes of the items. The mobile home may not be cleaned out at the landfill.
• All mobile home transporters are required to stop before entry onto the landfill for inspection before being instructed to proceed to staging area.
• Landfill disposal fees shall be paid to the weighmaster at the Cherokee County Landfill prior to entry of the mobile home onto the staging area. Fees shall be determined using the mobile home size/weight chart incorporated herein.
• It will be the mobile home owners and transportors responsibility to ensure the safe delivery of each mobile home to the Cherokee County Landfill. It will be the mobile home owners and transporters responsibility to ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local mandates governing and related to the transport and disposal of mobile homes. Futher, the mobile home owners and transporters will be responsible for any mobile homes that are unable to complete the trip to the Cherokee County Landfill due to accident, breakdown, or any other circumstance. Cherokee County, its successors and assigns, accept no responsibility other than acceptance for disposal at the Cherokee County Landfill once the mobile home is delivered to the disposal site within the Facility and according to all requirements as stipulated above.
• If axles are to be removed and retained by the transporter or mobile home owner, it will be the transporters responsibility to remove them after the mobile home is delivered to the staging area.
• All required disposal fees shall be determined by Cherokee County Council.

We cannot afford to lose anyone who cares so much about the beauty of our state the way you do. So please follow these guidelines during your pick-ups. Litterpatrol volunteers showcase the best mankind has to offer.

• Group leaders are required to receive safety training from SCDOT and/or Litterpatrol officers. Contact Litterpatrol Coordinator Carlton Bridges Sr. or SCDOT RME Mr. Middleton concerning safety procedures.
• Group leaders should make sure your group members understand and follow all safety procedures.
• Alcoholic beverages are NOT allowed during clean-ups. Anyone intoxicated should be taken home and not allowed to participate.
• Do not handle hazardous litter, such as discarded syringes/needles, car batteries, etc. Contact the Litterpatrol Coordinator concerning special problems.
• Work together as a group and walk facing oncoming traffic. Work one side of the highway at a time.
• Everyone participating in the clean-up must wear a orange safety vest at all times. Long sleeves, long pants, leather shoes or boots, gloves and eye protection are recommended. SCDOT supplies only the vests.

        Do

• Do - Every group should have a first aid kit and cell phone.
• Do - In warm weather, take frequent drinks of water and frequent breaks and take steps to prevent sunburn.
• Do - Be very careful handling broken glass, also being careful not to kneel or step in areas where broken glass may be.
• Do - Be alert and ready to react to traffic.
• Do - Watch out for bees, wasps, fire ants, snakes, poisonous plants and other potential hazards.
• Do - Stay off of steep slopes.
• Do - Only pick-up during daylight hours and not during bad weather.

        Don't

• Don't - Do not pick-up trash from the pavement. Stay at least 5 feet away from the edge of the road.
• Don't - Do not engage in horseplay. Demonstrations are not allowed.
• Don't - If youth groups are involved in the clean-up, adult supervision is required at all times. Do not bring small children to a clean-up.
• Don't - Do not wear music headsets or hats that may block your vision.
• Don't - Do not bring knives, machetes, or other such tools that could cause accidential injuries.