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County halts talks on recommended landfill site; commissioners direct review of criteria and reconvene advisory panel
Summary
Negotiations over the privately owned site that the Solid Waste Advisory Committee had recommended for a new county landfill faltered, the county reported March 19, and commissioners directed staff to reconvene the advisory committee and re‑examine siting criteria and alternatives.
Negotiations between Deschutes County and the owner/operator of the site the Solid Waste Advisory Committee recommended for a new county landfill — the site referred to in meetings as “Moon Pit” — collapsed after months of discussions, county staff told the Board of Commissioners March 19.
Negotiation breakdown: County negotiators and counsel described multiple sticking points in nine months of bargaining. County staff said the owner sought a quick closing and that questions about the availability and price of water rights, and disagreement over earnest‑money timing and nonrefundable deposits, prevented a final purchase and sale agreement. Senior counsel told the board the seller had resisted extended due diligence and earlier draft memoranda of understanding.
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