Governing Board

The Lake Region Solid Waste Authority (LRSWA) is governed by a Board of Directors, made up of two voting members and an alternate member from each county. The seven counties also share a Solid Waste Management Committee which is made up of one to five voting members from each county. These groups are responsible to develop, write, review annually and conduct public hearings for the Solid Waste Management Plan, which addresses solid waste handling for the seven counties individually and as a group.

The day-to-day operations are overseen by the Regional Coordinator, a part-time staff position. The operating budget comes from "dues" or assessments paid by each county. The budget is adopted annually by the LRSWA Board of Directors and then sent on to each County Commission for final approval.

Board of Directors

Anderson County
Scott Garrett - Solid Waste Supervisor (Treasurer)
Anthony "Spike" Mersman - County Commissioner
Lester McGhee - County Commissioner (Alternate)

Coffey County
Todd Bemis - Noxious Weeds Director / Recycling Coordinator
Ryan Durst - Road & Bridge Superintendent
Wayne Arb - Landfill Supervisor (Alternate)

Franklin County
Peg Pearson - Solid Waste Superintendent

Jeff Welton - Public Works Director

Justin McCurdy- Road Project & Improvement Superint. (Alternate)

Linn County

Jerrod "J.D." Handly - Public Works Administrator

Johnny Taylor - Noxious Weeds Director

Zachary Reagan- Public Works Safety Compliance and Special Operations Coordinator (Alternate)

Miami County

Eric Sandberg - Road & Bridge Director

Patrick Campbell - Noxious Weeds Coordinator
J.R. McMahon - City of Paola (Alternate)

Osage County
Ryan Fine - Public Works Director (Chair)
Tricia Webb - Land Development Director

Fred Diver - General Public (Alternate)

Shawnee County
Bill Sutton - Director of Solid Waste (Vice-Chair)
Jake Fisher - City of Silver Lake
Perry Piper - Health Protection Manager (Alternate)

Solid Waste Management Committee

Anderson County
Scott Garrett - Solid Waste Department
Anthony "Spike" Mersman - County Commission
Lester McGhee - County Commission

Coffey County
Todd Bemis - Noxious Weeds Department \ Recycling
Ryan Durst - Highway Department
Wayne Arb - Landfill

Franklin County
Peg Pearson - Transfer Station\C&D Landfill\Recycling Center
Jeff Welton - Public Works Department

Justin McCurdy - Public Works Department

Linn County

Jerrod "J.D." Handly - Public Works Department

Johnny Taylor - Noxious Weeds Department

Zachary Reagan- Public Works Department

Miami County

Eric Sandberg - Road & Bridge Department

Patrick Campbell - Noxious Weeds Department

J.R. McMahon - City of Paola / General Public

Osage County
Ryan Fine - Public Works Department (Vice Chair)
Tricia Webb - Land Development Department (Chair)

Fred Diver - General Public

Shawnee County
Bill Sutton - Solid Waste Department
Jake Fisher - City of Silver Lake / General Public
Perry Piper - Health Department

LRSWA Regional Coodinator

Shay Hanysak (located in Miami County)

Meetings

Dates & Minutes