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Council committees report on solid-waste plan, fiber permits and Redwood development phases
Summary
Council received committee updates: Operations recommended support for DKMM solid-waste district plan (with small rate increase and a request for a council resolution to support it), committee discussed AltaFiber right-of-way permits and broadband expansion, and Planning & Zoning advanced phases 2 and 3 of the Redwood development.
Powell council members reported several committee items Tuesday: Operations recommended consideration of the Delaware-Knox-Marion-Morrow (DKMM) Solid Waste District five-year plan, operations and finance discussed upcoming AltaFiber right-of-way work and potential permit revenue, and the Planning & Zoning Committee approved phases 2 and 3 of the Redwood development.
Christina Drummond summarized the operations committee briefing from Cheryl Corbin of the DKMM solid-waste district. The committee learned DKMM’s five-year plan carries a modest increase—she noted roughly a 1.5% per-ton increase in fees for participating jurisdictions—and that those fees support programs including electronics recycling, hazardous-waste events and potential future composting programs. The operations committee unanimously recommended council consider a resolution in support of the DKMM plan; staff noted the Rumpke contract may be renegotiated over time to reflect changes.
Council also discussed fiber and broadband work: AltaFiber has pulled multiple permits to build within Powell’s right-of-way and has notified the city that it intends to complete its network buildout in the calendar year, which staff said will cause lane and right-of-way disruptions. The city manager said right-of-way permit fees could provide an offset to general-fund dollars and that maintenance obligations for public utilities in the right-of-way will be an ongoing cost the city must account for.
Planning & Zoning reported that phases 2 and 3 of the Redwood development were approved by the committee and that the developer will continue the standards used in phase 1. Finance committee reported a strong 2024 year-end position: income-tax receipts came in below projections but investment interest income offset that shortfall; the committee will next work on the procurement policy.
No formal council votes were taken on the DKMM plan or fiber issues at this meeting; operations recommended the DKMM plan be considered at a future council meeting with a resolution of support.
