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Washington County landfill opens new administration building, adds lanes in $9 million upgrade
Summary
The Washington County Solid Waste District marked completion of the first two phases of a landfill expansion that includes a new administration building, a new scale house and reconfigured entrance lanes; the $9 million project is financed with a 30‑year, 2% loan.
The Washington County Solid Waste District held a ribbon-cutting to mark completion of the first two phases of improvements at the Washington County Landfill, including a new administration building, a new scale house and reconfiguration of the landfill entrance to add a lane each way.
The upgrades come as the landfill handles roughly 500 trucks or customers per day and about 24,000 tons of material a month, an operations figure the district cited while describing the need for expanded capacity and faster entry processes. District officials said the project cost around $9 million and was financed with a 2% interest loan amortized over 30 years.
The entrance reconfiguration creates a separate lane for large commercial trash trucks that can…
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