WINDSOR TOWNSHIP - Trustees in Windsor Township continue fighting to thwart the efforts of would-be illegal dumpers, and although they are making some progress, officials still see it as a major problem in the rural area.

Windsor Township Trustee Donald Adkins is offering a one-time $500 reward for the arrest and conviction of any illegal dumping. Especially, gas tanks, furniture and appliances,

he said.

"Something has got to give, it's ridiculous," Adkins said.

People are dumping freezers, televisions and fast food bags along the roadways, and they have even found car parts in cemeteries, Adkins said.

People are also dumping in the creeks.

Adkins said the trustees are responsible for 40 miles of roads that, coupled with a tight budget, makes it difficult to be everywhere at one time.

He is asking that if anyone sees dumping to get a license plate or any other information that they can.

"If we catch someone and get them to go to court, it'll slow down," he said.

The trustees recently put up signs around the township that warn of the $500 fine and jail time that will be enforced. Adkins said that the signs have slowed the dumping down quite a bit. Though it's working, Adkins said they still have to crack down.

"It gets the word out quite a bit," he said. "I haven't seen as much as I used to."

Adkins said one day, he picked up what he thought would be five or six miles worth of trash within just a half mile. The trustee

believes the people who are responsible are people who just do not care.

He said that people often talk about taking a nice leisurely weekend drive out Greasy Ridge but trash along the roadside disrupts the serene country cruise.

"The trash ruins it for everybody," he said. "We're not going to tolerate it anymore."