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County staff weigh reservation system, cameras and other fixes for transfer-station 2–3 hour waits
Summary
County staff and commissioners discussed long wait times at the county transfer station for tipping trailers, explored a pilot reservation system for commercial haulers, camera monitoring, changing out-of-county rates and longer-term options such as an additional transfer station.
Mike Moss, public services director, told the Board of County Commissioners that transfer-station queueing for tipping trailers has lengthened and that the county is pursuing short- and long-term responses. "There's, like, 2 to 3 hour waits for people to get through their trailers," Moss said, calling that "probably unacceptable." He said the county has met with the station operator Waste Control and will pilot a reservation system with a few commercial accounts and explore a live camera feed to let drivers see queue length before they arrive. Moss said adding a second transfer station is a possibility but would take several…
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