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County staff backs two ‘mega’ collection sites; commissioners authorize staff to proceed with plan
Summary
Beaufort County staff proposed consolidating ten drop-off points into two larger ‘mega’ collection sites, retaining six smaller sites for household-bag waste and recycling, and pursuing county ownership of leased parcels in the Pantigo and Aurora areas.
Beaufort County public-works staff presented a multi-year plan on Tuesday to reconfigure the county’s household solid-waste collection network around two larger, paved “mega” collection sites — one on each side of the Pamlico River — and to reduce redundancy among smaller drop-off locations.
Staff said the current system of 10 sites carries high operating and trucking costs, and five of the county’s sites are leased annually. Christina, a public-works presenter, walked commissioners through tonnage and load data showing that three sites (River Road, Chacoinity and Cherry Run) account…
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