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Floyd supervisors review three grading plans to reduce hauling, consolidate convenience centers
Summary
County staff presented three grading and layout options for a planned convenience-center consolidation near Willis that would reduce earthmoving, lower mitigation-credit purchases and cut truck mileage; supervisors asked for firm cost estimates and will revisit the plans at a future meeting.
Floyd County supervisors on July 22 reviewed three grading and site-layout options for a proposed consolidated convenience-center near Willis aimed at reducing on-road hauling and maintenance costs.
The county’s solid-waste staff presented plans that trade off landfill-box ("convenience box") locations and counts against the amount of soil to be excavated and the number of stormwater mitigation credits the county would need to buy. Officials discussed options that keep between roughly 32 and 36 disposal boxes on the system and reduce the amount of cut material by tens of thousands of cubic yards depending on grade and ditching choices.
County solid-waste staff and the engineering consultant described how the most conservative plan (Option 1) included extensive ditching and required the most cut — the meeting…
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