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Board authorizes landfill engineering contract; committee reports fee increases and recent fire
Summary
Supervisors approved an annual engineering services agreement for the county landfill and received a committee report approving higher disposal fees and noting a large recent fire in the landfill's active area.
The board authorized the chair and county staff to sign an annual engineering services agreement with HLW Engineering Group for landfill engineering services and accepted a committee report on landfill operations March 10.
County staff presented the HLW proposal as a standard annual agreement for fiscal 2025–26, noting the contract covers routine inspections and periodic engineering tasks. The motion to authorize the chair and Chad (county staff) to sign the contract passed without objection.
In a separate committee report, supervisors said the landfill board approved fee changes at a recent meeting: raising the charge for semi tires from $15 to $20, setting out-of-area typical-waste charges to $100 per ton and out-of-area special-waste to $125 per ton. Committee members also reported that a large fire occurred in the landfill’s active area last month; crews controlled the blaze but participants discussed response coordination and next steps for future incidents.
Why it matters: The engineering agreement supplies required technical services and inspections for landfill compliance; fee adjustments affect customers and revenue for landfill operations. The fire prompted discussion about interagency response and procedures.
Action and next steps: The board authorized contract execution by the chair and county staff, and the landfill board will continue implementing fee changes and reviewing procedures related to the recent fire.
Ending: Staff said they would file the signed contract and follow up on any procedural recommendations from the landfill committee.
