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Old 08-18-2013, 08:14 PM
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Default Where To Re-Cycle?
For several years I've dropped my re-cyclables at the re-cycling center just off Rolling Acres Road, south of CR 466. Last Saturday I took a load of newspapers, cardboard, and old paint to drop off. I was stopped and asked for a photo ID. It turns out that center is only usable by residents of Lake County. They were not the least bit helpful in suggesting where the Sumter County re-cycling center was located.

I did a little research on the internet, on the Sumter County website, and I'm still lost on where the county center is located, it's hours, etc. I did find a reference to re-cycling in Sumterville. But while I'm a big fan of re-cycling, it seems unreasonable to require Villages residents to drive 20 miles south, taking about 45 minutes each way to do my duty to recycle. Most of The Villages is in Sumter County, so there are probably 75,000 residents facing the same problem.

Am I missing something here? Or shall I attend the next county board meeting at Colony Cottage and "make a suggestion"?
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