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Gardiner approves $105,000 to haul Brownfield soil from former T.W. site to Augusta; developer to cover transport costs
Summary
The Gardiner City Council unanimously approved spending $105,000 to pay disposal fees to accept 2,100 tons of soil from a local Brownfield site at an Augusta landfill; the developer will pay transportation costs, and the city will use proceeds from a lot sale and a tax‑acquired fund to cover the cost.
The Gardiner City Council on Feb. 12 approved a plan to pay disposal fees to move soil from the former T.W. Brownfield site to an Augusta landfill, clearing a major impediment to a private development project.
Finance Director Denise Brown told the council that the City and a developer (Mastway Development) had reached a tentative agreement with the City of Augusta to accept the soil at $50 per ton plus a required $25 per‑ton state fee. Brown said Brownfield grant funds would cover the $25 per‑ton state fee. Based on an estimated 2,100 tons, the disposal cost at $50 per ton was $105,000.
Brown proposed funding the cost with $90,000 from the proceeds of sale of the disputed lot plus $15,000 from the city’s tax‑acquired property special revenue fund. "At the 2,100 tons, $50 per ton, the cost would be dollars 105,000," Brown said. The council voted to authorize the expenditure.
Developer Matt Morrow of Mastway Development thanked the council. He and city staff said the developer would pay transportation costs, estimated by staff at roughly $40,000–$50,000, in addition to the disposal fee. Denise Brown said the developer had already signed a purchase agreement and that the city needed to clear the soil to move the project forward.
Motion and vote: A council motion to spend $105,000 for removal and disposal of soil from the T.W. Brownfield site — funded $90,000 from sale proceeds and $15,000 from the tax‑acquired property special revenue fund — was made and approved by unanimous vote.
Ending: With the disposal fee approved and Brownfields money identified to cover the state fee component, staff said the developer and city would proceed to remove the soil and move forward with the development closing and site work.
