County and Lakeshore begin contract review for transfer station; equipment, woody debris and hauling reliability top concerns

Valley County commissioners opened a multi-hour workshop with Lakeshore Disposal to begin rewriting the county's transfer-site contract, focusing on operational reliability, hazardous-waste control, woody debris processing and long-term disposal options.

County staff and commissioners stressed that the current contract language has left "gray areas" and disputed expectations, and asked Lakeshore to provide a marked-up draft of the existing agreement for comparative review. "My goal this time is to make sure before we each sign something, each 1 of us knows exactly what the expectations are so that there is no disagreement," a county commissioner said.

Lakeshore representatives described equipment and staffing improvements. A Lakeshore speaker identified as Nate, the company controller, told the board the company had added two spare hauling trucks, a spare commercial truck, a new roll-off truck and two additional trailers for long-haul work; the company also added staffing for the transfer station, including a spotter and additional…