Dallas County Environmental Services Director Kevin Edwards gave the Dallas County Commission an update on the status of the landfill in Orrville at Monday’s commission meeting.

Edwards reported that the new signs discussed at the last commission meeting will soon arrive and be put up at the landfill located at the intersection of County Road 3 and County Road 33.

According to Edwards, the aluminum signs will bear the location of the transfer stations, hours of operation and rules and regulations for the landfill.

The signs are the latest in a line of measures being taken by Edwards to reduce the overflow of trash that has long plagued the landfill.

Much of the excess trash at the landfill is believed to come from people outside of Orrville, and even Dallas County.

“The people of Orrville are not generating any more trash this month than they did last month,” said Dallas County Commissioner Roy Moore. “Somebody else is causing this problem and that’s why we need these signs and cameras up to keep these people out of there.”

“Y’all need some security camera’s up, that’s nonnegotiable,” added Commissioner Larry Nickles. “Those cameras aren’t going to lie, when they get the hammer put down on them it’ll stop.”

Edwards then agreed to get a quote for security cameras before next week’s budget hearings after Chairman and Probate Judge Jimmy Nunn’s suggestion.

After Edwards report, Jim Minor Garden Homes Director Willie Bonner updated the commission about the status of the apartment complex.

At the last commission meeting, Bonner expressed the need for more security to solve the issue of non-tenants gathering at the complex creating a disturbance.

Bonner reported that Selma Police Department and the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department have agreed to patrol the area more closely after a shooting that occurred over the weekend.

“They’ve put us in a first call, so if the see something is going on over at Jim Minor Garden Homes they’ll be right over,” said Bonner.

Following Bonner’s report Camp Perry Varner Juvenile Detention Center Director Marcus Hannah gave a brief report about happenings at the center.

“We just had our pre-audit and everything went really well,” said Hannah. “We should get our report back within the next week or two.”

Hannah then changed tone as he discussed the need for community support for the kids at the juvenile detention center.

“Everyone I speak to in the community is scared, they don’t want to go out,” said Hannah. “But if you don’t go out and show your light. All they’re going to see is the darkness.”

Hannah shared his own experience of being arrested multiple times as a juvenile and cited the importance of mentors who put him on the right path.

“Our goal is trying to help those young men and women coming up,” said Hannah. “Support these young kids. We’ve got to get out there in the community.”