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Residents urge caution over proposed solid-waste privatization and large fee increases
Summary
At the Aug. 28 Grant County Commission meeting, multiple residents and commissioners raised concerns about a recent presentation on outsourcing the county's solid-waste operations and widely reported possible fee increases. Commissioners said no fee increase has been approved and the proposal remains a presentation only.
At the Grant County Board of County Commissioners meeting on Aug. 28, 2025, residents urged the board to proceed cautiously after a July presentation about outsourcing the county's solid-waste operation and widely circulated reports that monthly fees could jump from $5 to as much as $30 or more.
The remarks came during a public-input segment in which multiple speakers described worry about large increases, automation and job losses, and the risk of increased illegal dumping if access becomes harder. Lewis Mitchell, of Buckhorn, said the prospect of raising "our waste management fees from the current $5 a month to $30 a month" had "set off a firestorm in our community." Ken Sikala, a District 3 resident, warned that a contract should include price controls and said, "any changes…
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