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Commissioners ask U.S. Forest Service to transfer 60–61-acre closed landfill to county for redevelopment options

4290440 · June 19, 2025

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Summary

The board voted to send a letter requesting the U.S. Forest Service transfer ownership of a 60–61 acre closed landfill to the county to explore economic development options; no detailed redevelopment plan was presented.

Warren County Commissioners moved to send a letter to the U.S. Forest Service asking that ownership of a closed landfill site — described in the meeting as roughly 60–61 acres — be transferred to the county to allow exploration of economic development opportunities.

A commissioner said the county holds a long-term lease with the Forest Service for the property, which the Forest Service values less because its primary mission is growing trees. "We have a long term lease agreement with the forest service who actually owns the property," the commissioner said. The motion described the transfer as a first step to position the county to better utilize the closed landfill site; commissioners explicitly said no details had been worked out regarding redevelopment.

The motion asked staff to send a letter requesting the transfer to the Forest Service. The transcript records the motion to send the letter but does not record a detailed plan or subsequent vote in the excerpt provided.