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County reports sharp drop in transfer-station wait times after layout changes
Summary
Public services staff told commissioners that changes at the county transfer station — including removing an interior wall and changing traffic routes — produced a substantial drop in commercial trailer wait times, from reported multi-hour lines to under 30 minutes in spot checks; officials said they will monitor and adjust if problems recur.
Mike Moss, Public Services director, told the County Commissioners' workshop that county staff and the private operator made changes at the transfer station and saw a marked reduction in wait times for commercial trailers. Moss said the county had received complaints of waits “up to, you know, 3, 3 and a half hours” for commercial trailers and dump trucks. Over the last weekend the operator removed a wall near the conveyor belt and separated packer-truck traffic from commercial trailer traffic; Moss said staff observed the line drop and the operator reported that wait times fell to about 17 minutes for trailer traffic. "The longest I saw," Moss said,…
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