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The committee chair announced DSAC will hold regular meetings on the second Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. through the end of the year. The chair asked the committee to consider electing a vice chair to run meetings; several members supported the plan and the committee agreed to add an election for vice chair to the next meeting’s agenda so someone could share meeting‑running duties.

Committee members discussed timing: the DSAC bylaws call for elections before the first meeting of the calendar year, but the committee often conducts leadership elections in late fall so members have experience together before choosing officers. Members asked staff to place the vice‑chair election on the next meeting agenda and to circulate nomination procedures in advance.

Ending: DSAC staff will include a vice‑chair election item on the next regular meeting agenda; members agreed to consider nominations and confirmed the monthly meeting schedule.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","September 19, 2024 DSAC Meeting - Benton County, Oregon","oneSentenceSummary","DSAC confirmed it will meet monthly on the second Wednesday at 6 p.m. through the end of 2024 and agreed to hold an election for vice chair at the next regular meeting to distribute meeting‑running duties.","taxTitle","Benton County, Oregon","taxId",8787,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6603878,"DSAC asks volunteer to compile report on 2024 landfill fires; will review before forwarding recommendations",274,2594000,2868000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2996703-31dccdd9f5c014cad62563d2db7e5be8&start=2594&end=2868","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2996703-31dccdd9f5c014cad62563d2db7e5be8/thumbnail_2594000.jpg","/articles/6603878/Benton-County/Oregon/DSAC-asks-volunteer-to-compile-report-on-2024-landfill-fires-will-review-before-forwarding-recommendations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6603878-1f4826724171bfb923adb5e0d644e62f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770508178&Signature=moV9NnKu089P18ty6V98hH6OxcLk9APYYl-E47b96SH-5DK78a6menJezoSnLwxrpLJt34ZppMTaAIqMdKLKPppLfKV752oAqUvkBQWO2YiFVkBGF11WRZi2t76eq8flkjqbZrgi~leoEILs8xA0wgZVamw2CExxcpSAtGGhmmk5YVH-JVwIvOq9CSCgXwNYbl09Tk6KtzVLI1kEnvKgiKhpWtYFG80B2xf~C1Y3bV4y3-tuDNzLT7DjP1Hv4yhJzJ6ynS-FsxVc8sGzFyl8QyN35FSepM3~nfZSEJtf2rkg4ArGhgi0f38lcUSCFj09uXmHZiUuarxfQFVhAAax0g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","After public comments and earlier discussion about two fires at Coffin Butte this year, DSAC members agreed Sept. 19 to have a committee member produce a short report summarizing known facts about the 2024 fires and related fire‑safety concerns for DSAC review.

Committee member David (last name not specified), a landfill neighbor, volunteered to draft the report. “I would be happy to put together a report if the committee so desires,” he said. David and other members discussed whether additional input from Republic Services and from county operations staff would be necessary; the committee agreed the volunteer should seek follow‑up answers from Republic and from staff as needed and then return the draft to DSAC for comment.

The committee noted the item is related to the 2023 annual report but also stands alone as a 2024 safety inquiry. Members said they want the draft report available in advance of the next monthly meeting so DSAC can review it and, if warranted, submit questions or recommendations to the Board of Commissioners.

Ending: The committee set a timeline for the volunteer’s draft and requested staff support to collect outstanding operational details; DSAC will place the draft on a future meeting agenda for review and possible transmission to the commissioners.","Following testimony about two 2024 fires at Coffin Butte landfill, DSAC asked a member to prepare a concise report summarizing fire incidents and safety questions; the committee will review the draft at a future meeting and may forward recommendations to commissioners.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6603882,"County staff outlines outreach channels; committee presses for clearer public notice and analytics",5471,226000,5697000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2996703-31dccdd9f5c014cad62563d2db7e5be8&start=226&end=5697","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2996703-31dccdd9f5c014cad62563d2db7e5be8/thumbnail_226000.jpg","/articles/6603882/Benton-County/Oregon/County-staff-outlines-outreach-channels-committee-presses-for-clearer-public-notice-and-analytics","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6603882-d35e7c462b74f116b5e8407bde7f31fa/orig.mp4?Expires=1770508178&Signature=U4yq3aDPmNmxLK5Zjpx9DOugBoEt4U69G1qxgUDJYhhZWmvhB471u0D0l5xmjlExAm4gOI6QGXgOCoi-hs5MoN0R0gvrFyIUeQOpskIz2q0G3Z4MKBCm~T4b0qI~N12YdN7xYPPAvYK0pA3FJfCO2BQvvNOuhJWHchGXGG3H94Uqzgd7iSHqXrBGokJzs2mPjgl0z-j9TnWs9123ptzHsGwNPbGaQOfXXBZ-~HolB7AWKc4UdnAlSSocr0PQ1wqV7mZWkEbovFE88qVskFa3QLrdV9cYpVkuWG3CA5LuasJs9T~7DF0ixgc33d4HsU--P4uJETCHz2xLTKWXpld1Eg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Benton County staff presented an overview of public‑engagement channels for the Disposal Site Advisory Committee at the Sept. 19 DSAC meeting and described recent website updates and outreach tools intended to improve public notice.

Staff said the county recently overhauled its website and has added a timeline of Coffin Butte developments, email lists such as the “Benton County Talks Trash” list, social‑media posts, Gazette Times and Corvallis Advocate ads, and a public‑information officer FAQ that explains the permitting and comment process. The staff presentation included meeting‑notice examples distributed by email and paper advertising.

Committee members and some public commenters said those steps did not yet solve a core navigation problem: DSAC meeting pages and materials were hard for the public to find without a search engine. The committee chair acknowledged prior problems: “This committee has been having issues, with staff about making its agenda and meeting materials available to the public,” he said, and told the public he would reiterate at every meeting that DSAC is an advisory body and is not the final decision maker for the Republic Services expansion application.

Committee members requested basic analytics: how many people see the meeting ad and meeting‑page views, and asked staff to document what channels the county can activate and how to use them. Staff agreed to check website analytics and to develop a short, shareable notice the committee can use to raise awareness that DSAC meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m.

Ending: Staff will return with page‑view/advertising analytics and an actionable notice template; committee members were encouraged to share the meeting announcement through their own networks until county page navigation is improved.","Benton County staff reviewed website and outreach options for DSAC; committee members said DSAC meeting materials were previously hard to find and asked staff for better navigation, analytics and clearer public notices about the committee’s role and schedule.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6603888,"DSAC approves 2021 community‑concerns report, amends minutes and forwards 2023 annual‑report comments to commissioners",2372,3049000,5421000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2996703-31dccdd9f5c014cad62563d2db7e5be8&start=3049&end=5421","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2996703-31dccdd9f5c014cad62563d2db7e5be8/thumbnail_3049000.jpg","/articles/6603888/Benton-County/Oregon/DSAC-approves-2021-communityconcerns-report-amends-minutes-and-forwards-2023-annualreport-comments-to-commissioners","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6603888-789ec31b0c737f67039ed359f382036d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770508178&Signature=TlCzf4NlQITB9EXs3E5MiH4KFEzdxxDRuzRxyXp7ymKvWGZ574XsDw-kAHbs-sRU1BI~i6Npr3GTyiPcqJxl2nj4XKQG3ujHY1rAxqKwfLH2xrsUt8pJKw9gW51qn24YgxELJXsf4-eiNGMkCDxf34~DUwiLPWBEeXtWS6cC5iqHoE15UMMRblBF9kaBY~SBPjweTj4zJpkfweEVQbm5Hkjblv6G~MPCMTWNCn5BsFHAMnWoV~OrpMfMHPD1978MWsA-EJSSZ7dZgSctWAhuzVY02xpBJff2PZBO3SfZe5OKRCJu8tYFJNi03gtIrngy5heCr9mDyqvtyJUH4RFIQQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Benton County Disposal Site Advisory Committee (DSAC) on Sept. 19 voted to finalize and forward its 2021 community‑concerns report to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and to send a set of committee comments on the 2023 Coffin Butte annual report to the county commissioners for their Oct. 1 review.

Committee members moved and seconded to accept the 2021 community concerns annual report, with an amendment to add language in the introduction clarifying that the single response recorded in the report’s response column may not cover every concern raised in each public comment. After brief discussion the motion passed by unanimous voice vote.

The committee also approved amended minutes from the Sept. 11 meeting. Amendments included correcting dates (a fire referenced as occurring in 2023 was corrected to 2024), correcting a name (Bob Cooper spelled as the source of a letter), and clarifying a sentence to show that the Adair fire department, together with Republic, responded to an incident. The amended minutes were approved unanimously.

On the updated 2023 landfill annual report, DSAC approved a motion to prepare and submit a set of guidance comments to the Board of Commissioners. The motion authorized a committee member to compile the committee’s questions and suggested follow‑up items — including requests for additional context on exceedances, enclosed‑flare testing, and clarification on timelines cited in the report — and forward those items to county commissioners ahead of their Oct. 1 meeting.

Ending: The committee’s votes create a formal record that the 2021 community concerns report is ready for submission to DEQ; the DSAC-compiled comments will accompany the 2023 annual report material when commissioners consider it on Oct. 1.","At its Sept. 19 meeting the Benton County Disposal Site Advisory Committee voted unanimously to approve the 2021 community concerns report for submission to DEQ, approved amended minutes and voted to forward DSAC comments on the 2023 Coffin Butte annual report to county commissioners.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6603892,"Residents raise arsenic, dust and fire safety concerns at Benton County landfill meeting",1229,1636000,2865000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2996703-31dccdd9f5c014cad62563d2db7e5be8&start=1636&end=2865","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2996703-31dccdd9f5c014cad62563d2db7e5be8/thumbnail_1636000.jpg","/articles/6603892/Benton-County/Oregon/Residents-raise-arsenic-dust-and-fire-safety-concerns-at-Benton-County-landfill-meeting","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6603892-ba1ec1d20bc285a1aa0bd5f5e27d88e5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770508178&Signature=hmjSYl0i2a7xv8oR3Jxd0PhSmLfwAZUkWKdeSjvo5Iw0LppGrZEUjV96dE8mzVsaqQYMoCanAT6JxwhRiIhP9MPNkLlmTp~-ZIReEc3wvPmwBsw~Ig-90x7FifqBqAYdpiHYutSRZ4-XdvHcRDUdIOn03eEfKP7vK3MK4qkDGv9HFyZfHxlxshBrTggfjgVH1QioOhEQWhfjJ0k89em~BYqKSxWUxDd2rnML-FpG0~sXc6CspWEpQGpvhPhYVeGu~G3cC64ASn3IvAv9cJ1ChI4~Zv8VXtc7CmLQL4Ecdi~lFph07si~k5JvKlvComdiqFQyi51jlDR0rB97TSQT6A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Residents and neighbors urged Benton County officials on Sept. 19 to press workers and the landfill operator, Republic Services, for clearer data and stronger safeguards after years of community complaints about Coffin Butte landfill operations.

Speakers at the Disposal Site Advisory Committee (DSAC) public-comment period cited groundwater testing results, air and dust concerns at the working face, truck-wash procedures, daily cover methods and two fires this year. Kate Harris, a Soap Creek resident, asked why an industrial hygienist was not hired until 2024 after an Oregon OSHA inspection and a workers’ strike: “My question is why it took until 2024 past the OSHA inspection and a recent workers strike to hire an industrial hygienist…has that yet been completed?”

Committee members and multiple speakers said the annual environmental reports and related materials lacked context or detail they wanted. Joel Guyer, a north Benton County resident, told the committee that the updated annual report did not properly address arsenic and monitoring results: “Both of these…are actually above the EPA standards,” he said, referring to reported averages and a separate monitoring well spike to about 70 parts per billion in a non‑compliance well reported in the 2023 monitoring data. Guyer also flagged manganese exceedances in monitoring well 27, which he said has been above the site‑specific limit for eight consecutive readings.

Other public comments focused on daily cover and on‑site washing of equipment and trucks. Kevin said the report’s description of “daily cover” was misleading because, in photos and testimony, the working face frequently had only netting instead of soil: “It’s deceiving to the public when they read your report…what you typically use as a daily cover is nothing more than mesh netting.” DSAC member Ian responded that the landfill is using heavy-duty tarps as an approved alternative daily cover and described them as “a heavy duty 200 by 200 foot tarp…approved alternative daily cover.”

Multiple speakers linked landfill operations to impacts at the nearby E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area. Mark (last name not specified), speaking from the public, said the wildlife refuge “is absolutely and intimately connected to Coffin Butte” and urged that any analysis of expansion include impacts to that area.

Safety and fire risks also drew sustained attention. Committee member David (last name not specified, who lives near the landfill) volunteered to prepare a short report on the 2024 fires and related fire‑safety questions for DSAC review; committee members agreed that David would draft the report for the group to review before sending recommendations on fire safety to the commissioners.

Clarifying details raised during public comment and committee discussion included: Republic’s stated spending of $71,800 to hire an industrial hygienist; an OSHA correction deadline cited in public testimony of April 29, 2024; a proposed $100,000 project to add additional membrane cover to divert stormwater mentioned in Republic’s materials; testing of a new enclosed flare scheduled for Oct. 22 (source testing); and monitoring-well references (well 23 spike reported to ~70 ppb arsenic; manganese exceedances in wells 26 and 27 cited by speakers). Speakers asked that the committee and the county request more of the raw monitoring data and clearer context (for example, number of samples taken vs. number of exceedances).

The committee did not itself adjudicate technical claims but agreed to consolidate public concerns and request further information from staff and from Republic Services. Several members suggested forming a technical subcommittee to review groundwater and air monitoring data outside the public‑comment period. The DSAC chair said the committee will bring these items back for further agenda discussion and will aim to provide the commissioners a clear set of questions for Republic’s updated annual report.

Ending: Committee members urged residents to submit any specific data or questions in writing so the committee can compile them, and they said DSAC would return the topic to a future meeting for deeper technical review and to approve any formal recommendations to the county commissioners.","At a Sept. 19 Disposal Site Advisory Committee meeting, residents and neighbors pressed county officials and committee members about Coffin Butte landfill contamination, worker safety, truck washing, daily cover practices and recent fires; the committee agreed to seek follow-up and assigned a volunteer to prepare a report on 2024 fires.","actionData","errors"]

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