Meth Lab Clean Up Costs May Change Hands  WAYNESBORO, Va. --
There have been a few meth lab busts in Waynesboro this year and
currently the city has to pay for the clean up.  City leaders
are trying to have the offenders pay for the chemicals they
leave behind.  A public hearing will be held regarding this
change Monday night.  The ordinance will later be voted on by
council members at the first business meeting in November, there
is no set date yet.  The clean up costs vary, depending on the
lab.  The city outsources the clean up due to the unstable
nature of meth labs, which can sometimes add up to $5,000.
Leaders would like to change the city code so that people
convicted of manufacturing meth would have to pay the costs
themselves.  Sgt. Brian Edwards said that there's no budget for
cleaning up labs, and that people who are convicted of making
meth may not have the funds to pay it all back, "They're looking
at long incarceration times, they're looking at fines and costs
that go with court. They may not h