HANDS-ON LEADERSHIP: County Executive Mike Sanders pitches in during the County-wide effort. TEAM EFFORT: All departments of the County participated in Clean Out Your Files 43,000 POUNDS: County employees more than doubled the 17,000 pounds of paper recycled in 2007. OLD COMPUTERS OUT: Non-working electronics/computers accounted for 20 tons of recycling. SAVING $6,000: The County saved $6,000 on the costs of recycling old computer monitors.

MAY 7, 2008 -- The numbers are in, and Jackson County's 2008 "Clean Out Your Files Day" last month was a huge success. The County recycled 43,000 pounds of paper, with Shred-Time and Secure Document Solutions securely shredding the paper.

The 21.5 tons of paper that was recycled only tells part of the story as Jackson County surpassed all previous "Clean Out Your Files Days" with more than 41.5 tons of total material recycled.

The County recycled 20 tons in the form of non-working electronics and computer equipment, including 497 monitors and 510 computers/servers. The Teamsters Joint Council 56 donated the services of a driver and tractor/trailer to haul the non-working electronics to the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas. Using the prison's Unicor program to recycle the monitors saved the County approximately $6,000.

The County also recycled 54 vehicle batteries, 320 pounds of household batteries, 587 toner cartridges, 410 gallons of paint and paint-related products, and 1,013 fluorescent bulbs.

The County would like to thank the following companies and organizations for contributing to this recycling effort: Deramus Community Recycling Center, Lafayette County Enterprises, Laser Cycle, Recycle Center at Metro North, Shred-Time, Secure Document Solutions, Teamsters Joint Council 56 and the Unicor program in Leavenworth. Thank you also to the employees of Jackson County who contributed to the most successful "Clean Out Your Files Day" to date.

MAY 7, 2008 -- For those Jackson County citizens unable to attend the first public hearing of the Jackson County Assessment Review Commission, there will be another opportunity to voice your concerns on the evening of Tuesday, June 17. County citizens are strongly encouraged to attend the Commission's second public hearing that evening at 6 p.m. The one-hour meeting will be held on the second floor of the Truman Memorial Building at 416 West Maple in Independence.

Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders formed the bipartisan task force in January in response to concerns about the assessment and appraisal process in the County. "This task force is an important step in ensuring that our system of assessment will be fair for everyone in our county," Sanders said.

CLICK HERE for more information about the Assessment Review Commission, including a list of commission members and an e-mail address for submitting questions or comments.

MARCH 27, 2008 -- For several years, Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders has supported developing a Regional Detention Center that would serve not only the County but also all municipalities within Jackson County.

Sanders, who served five years as Jackson County Prosecutor prior to being elected County Executive in November of 2006, joined current County Prosecutor Jim Kanatzar at a press conference with Kansas City officials March 26 to discuss the regional jail concept. > MORE

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