Board approves $130,000 for additional landfill testing after engineers cite DNR data requests

Feb 20, 2025

After extended public testimony and detailed technical Q&A with consultants, the Vernon County Board approved a $130,000 line of credit to fund two nested monitoring wells, consultant sampling and a DNR review fee to advance the landfill feasibility study.

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County staff requested a $130,000 line of credit from the general fund to pay for additional investigation tied to the landfill expansion feasibility study. Cassie explained the budget breakdown: roughly $42,000 for drilling two nested monitoring wells, about $63,000 for consultant sampling and on-site work, and approximately $24,000 for a Wisconsin DNR review fee. She said the DNR had issued a second notice of incompletion and requested further data.

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