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City ratifies emergency declaration after storm damages landfill, pauses recycling
Summary
Columbia city council voted to ratify the city manager's emergency declaration responding to severe storm damage to the landfill and material recovery facility; residential curbside recycling is suspended while solid waste and utility staff work to restore operations.
Columbia City Council on Monday ratified an emergency ordinance after a severe wind event damaged the city landfill and its material recovery facility, leaving the recycling program inoperable and several utilities disrupted.
The declaration, introduced by staff and approved as an emergency ordinance (Council Bill 88-25, as amended), formalizes a city manager's declaration that closed the material recovery facility and temporarily suspended bioenergy plant operations while crews repair damaged equipment. The council approved an amendment to remove the phrase "and bioreactor landfill" from section 4 before passing the ordinance by roll call vote.
Why it matters: The damage destroyed the city's sorting facility and impaired a transformer at the landfill gas-to-energy plant, meaning curbside recycling cannot be processed. City staff said recycling collected now will be handled…
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