With operation hours four days a week - Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 8:00 to 5:00 - the center will provide an option for those not wishing to visit the Linden center which remains open seven days a week, except holidays.

The Woods Prong location will be manned, is available only to Perry County residents and property owners, and those bringing waste to that location will be checked. The center will also have video surveillance. Dumping by individuals from outside the county, who are not local property owners, is illegal.

Development of the site cost the County about $45,000, Mayor Carroll stated, not including equipment. The county is waiting for state inspection approval, and once that is received, final preparations can be made for opening.

Mayor Carroll said two current part-time employees who have been working as substitutes at other centers will be dividing duties at Woods Prong, alternating weeks, so new hire is expected.