{"id":41782,"date":"2026-10-27T14:34:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T18:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=41782"},"modified":"2026-10-27T14:34:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T18:34:45","slug":"decatur-targets-free-dumping-of-logs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/27\/decatur-targets-free-dumping-of-logs\/","title":{"rendered":"Decatur targets free dumping of logs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By BOB SHRALUKA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A practice which began long ago, and no one knows why, is about to change \u2013 and it will save the City of Decatur a nice chunk of money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When contractors hired by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) remove a logjam from under the Wendell Macklin Bridge on Monroe St. \u2013 which is also US 224 \u2013 they haul the logs\/trees to Decatur&#8217;s Public Works layout on Elm St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trees\/logs, and any other wood, are dumped there and the city is left to dispose of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Logjam.jpg?resize=640%2C262&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Logjam.jpg?resize=1024%2C419&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Logjam.jpg?resize=300%2C123&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Logjam.jpg?resize=768%2C314&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Logjam.jpg?w=1107&amp;ssl=1 1107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chipping all that wood can be more than a little expensive, Street\/Sanitation Superintendent Matt Schultz said during a discussion at a recent board of works and safety meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe&#8217;re getting stuck with grinding it up,\u201d Schultz said. \u201cI don&#8217;t think that&#8217;s right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mayor Dan Rickord agreed, noting that the contractor is being paid to remove the objects and haul them away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">City Attorney Anne Razo said storage and lack of available space must also be considered, \u201cso it makes sense to charge them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt&#8217;s really gotten out of control the last couple of years,\u201d the mayor added, also citing dwindling space at the large Elm St. site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Board member Craig Coshow pointed that, considering the price of diesel fuel, the contractors have a good deal going with a dump site in such close proximity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schultz has had some discussion with a contractor about a possible fee and what that might amount to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So the board decided to have further discussion with contractors before it determines an equitable fee for taking in the logs and disposing of them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By BOB SHRALUKA WZBD.com A practice which began long ago, and no one knows why, is about 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