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Greenville County committee approves $10 million bond request to build new Twin Chimneys landfill cell
Summary
The county finance committee approved a request to issue up to $10 million in general obligation bonds to construct a 1.7 million cubic yard landfill cell at Twin Chimneys and buy heavy equipment; staff said construction will take about 18 months and that the landfill has decades of remaining capacity.
The Greenville County Committee on Finance approved a request to issue up to $10,000,000 in general obligation bonds to fund construction of an additional cell at the Twin Chimneys Landfill and purchase heavy equipment.
County staff told the committee the bond would finance a roughly 1.7 million cubic yard waste cell and two pieces of equipment, a compactor and an excavator. Mr. Lambert, presenting the request, described the bond as intended to “build a 1.7 million cubic yard waste cell at the landfill as well as the 2 pieces of equipment I mentioned earlier, compactor and excavator.”
The nut graf: the county regularly constructs new cells at Twin Chimneys to provide the capacity needed to serve residents; officials said construction of each cell takes multiple years and the new cell is part of a multi‑year, rolling program to maintain service and reliability.
County staff and committee members discussed the schedule and financial impacts. Staff said construction of the cell will likely take about 18 months and that the county is not anticipating issuing another cell bond next year. When asked whether the request would require an increase to the landfill tipping fee, a presenter said this bond “won’t itself trigger an increase,” adding that rates are reviewed periodically based on operational costs. The presenter also said the landfill likely has “probably half century” of life remaining but did not provide a precise year estimate.
Committee members asked about previously approved bond authorizations. A staff presenter said the county intentionally phases cell construction — building one cell at a time — because of the technical complexity of construction, compaction, liners and piping for gas and leachate collection.
The committee voted to approve the bond request. A motion to approve was made and the chair called the ayes; the motion carried.
Ending: County staff said the cell program is continuing as a rolling capital project; officials did not provide a specific construction start date at the finance committee meeting and said additional details will be handled through the county’s capital project process.
