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Rural solid‑waste department seeks front‑end loader, pickups and used‑oil facility planning funds
Summary
Coffee County’s rural solid‑waste superintendent presented capital requests including a front‑end loader (estimate $387,000), two pickups (quotes near $46,000 each) and a site‑plan/preparation estimate of about $90,000 for an oil/antifreeze storage facility; the committee approved related budget amendments and transfers.
Randy (last name not specified), representing the Coffee County Rural Solid Waste Department, outlined capital and operating needs at the Jan. 23 Budget & Finance meeting, including equipment replacement and a site plan for an oil/antifreeze collection area.
Department staff said the current front‑end loader is a 2015 model and the county obtained a rough estimate of about $387,000 for its replacement; lead time if ordered this year was described as one to two years. The department also requested replacing a 2012 pickup (used by the litter guard) and buying a new pickup for a supervisor; quotes for new pickups were described as approximately $46,000 each. The two capital purchases were discussed together as part of a capital projects request (the presenters asked for $450,000 total for the two pickup and loader items).
For hazardous‑waste handling, staff requested $90,000 from the Rural Capital Projects Fund to prepare a site plan and perform grading, rock, fencing and engineering costs for a used‑oil and antifreeze storage facility located at the rural solid‑waste site on Murphysboro Road. The department cited recent incidents in which the facility could not accept a 55‑gallon drum from a resident because it lacks the approved collection capability.
The committee approved a package of budget amendments and transfers that included rural solid‑waste requests and capital‑project allocations. Committee members discussed convenience‑center rental and tipping fees (currently about $60.63 per ton for disposal) and asked the department to rebid vendor contracts that expire in May.
Ending: The department will pursue the site‑plan work and capital‑project procurement through the county’s capital projects process; timing and funding depend on capital‑project approvals and bid results.
