ILLEGAL DUMPING BURDENS TAXPAYERS; BACK-ROAD TRASH TOSSERS ALSO ADD EXPENSE TO COUNTY GOVERNMENTS, OFFICIALS SAY.(Local) From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) | Date: June 6, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of The Herald Co. by the Gale Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Byline: Robert A. Baker Staff writer

Illegal dumping in rural areas of Central New York creates eyesores and costs taxpayers money, yet it remains a low priority for local officials, who argue it's difficult to enforce.

The rising costs to dispose of trash legally - and just plain laziness - are often cited as the reasons that unsightly piles of trash wind up along country roads.

"It happens every day in New York state," said Lt. Richard Novak, of the state Department of Environmental Conservation's District 7, which covers Central New York.

"People have a ...

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