Council authorizes bids to replace aging landfill scale
The council authorized the city to solicit bids for a new landfill scale after Solid Waste Superintendent Dean Sterling said the existing scale (in service since 1997) is failing and could threaten the landfill permit; staff estimated replacement at roughly $60,000–$80,000.
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Solid Waste Superintendent Dean Sterling told the council the landfill’s weighing scale is roughly 30 years old, is showing structural sagging and load‑cell problems, and should be replaced to preserve accurate weights and the landfill’s operating permit.
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