The Kaufman County Commissioners Court will hold a workshop to consider shutting down the household hazardous waste facility at the Kemp Eco-Station.

A possible alternative would be the staging of a centralized hazardous waste collection site once yearly in Kaufman in coordination with the annual county clean-up in May.

In his proposal to close the Kemp operation, Precinct 4 Commissioner Jakie Allen branded it as a “losing proposition” because of its expense. The facility cost the county $5,725 to operate last year, and it collected “very little,” he said.

The Kemp facility takes in mostly a small amount of aerosol cans and fertilizers, according to county officials.

Allen suggested the materials collected in Kemp be diverted to Dallas or other communities.

Other commissioners noted that if the Kemp facility is closed the county will likely be forced to clean up waste discarded on roads by people who are unwilling to pay a fee in Dallas and see no other means of disposal.

Allen agreed to tabling the agenda item in favor of a workshop. County project manager Pam Corder said she would research funding availability for an alternative.

Kaufman County Enviornmental Co-op representative Charles Whitaker told the court he would be interested in implementing a plan for hazardous waste collection in cooperation with the county if officials can find funding. “I’d like to have a workshop,” he said.