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Council hears paving program update and a decades‑old landfill liability estimated at $20–$30 million
Summary
Mayor Farrell told council the city intends to maintain its paving and sidewalk programs but described contracting and invoicing timing challenges; he also said the Deas Hollow/Guyandotte landfill has not been properly closed and estimated closure costs between $20 million and $30 million.
Public works, street paving, sidewalk programs and a long‑running landfill closure obligation were discussed at length during the Saturday budget review.
Paving and sidewalks: The mayor said the administration seeks to maintain street and sidewalk work but noted the accounting for the paving program can appear "lumpy" from year to year because of invoicing delays and the way work is contracted through the state. Farrell said the city budgeted larger paving totals in some previous years (for example, $3,450,000 in the current year) but actuals through the mid‑year were lower (the mayor cited about…
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