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Brown County landfill wins grants, commission approves new BOMAG compactor purchase
Summary
Brown County Landfill received two state solid-waste grants and the Brown County Commission approved buying a BOMAG compactor from TransSource, with the county applying grant funds and existing budget to lower the net cost.
Mike Scott, Brown County landfill manager, told the Brown County Commission that the landfill was awarded two solid-waste grants after a March 27 hearing and recommended buying a new compactor.
Scott said one grant covers a portion of cell five construction — "about 18.2% of that amount, which amount to about $675,000" — and a second grant for the compactor is "around $213,000" and represents a 20% grant. "All the grant funds have been used up for this year," Scott said.
Scott recommended the commission accept a TransSource bid for a BOMAG 773RB-5 compactor. He told commissioners the TransSource price was $883,450 and that, after applying the grant, the county's net cost would be "a little over $706,000." Scott noted the county purchased its last compactor in 2019 for about $679,000.
The commission moved and voted to approve the purchase. Commissioner We moved the motion and Commissioner Denner seconded; the motion passed by voice vote with no roll-call recorded.
Scott also described operational matters affecting cover material at the landfill. He said the facility has moved away from a spray-on alternative daily cover to soil cover, which uses more airspace but reduces problems from wind and uncontrolled litter. "Our go to right now... is soil cover," Scott said, adding that the county currently has "about probably 1,600,000 yards of extra soil on hand" and expects to move another 500,000 yards next year.
Scott described safety concerns that informed the cover decision, including recent fires in waste containers and the risk from lithium batteries. "We had one the other day... it just lit up the whole container on fire," Scott said, arguing soil cover helps mitigate some risks.
Jared, a TransSource salesman present at the meeting, was in the room when commissioners approved authorizing the contract; county staff confirmed the contract will be signed and returned to TransSource for execution.
Ending: The purchase was described at the meeting as an anticipated, budgeted equipment acquisition; Scott said the county had roughly a million dollars in the budget for the item and that the grants significantly reduced the net cost. No additional conditions or follow-up directives were recorded on the compactor purchase during the meeting.
