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Board trims Saturday transfer-station service to one Saturday a month to cut costs
Summary
After reviewing Republic Services data showing an average of 4.21 loads per open Saturday (22 loads over seven months) and a per-load cost of almost $277, commissioners voted to reduce the Saturday transfer-station schedule to the first Saturday of each month to save approximately $45,000 annually.
Beaufort County commissioners agreed to reduce the Saturday public hours at the county transfer station to one Saturday per month after reviewing usage data and vendor responses.
Public Works staff reported that over seven months of tracking there were 22 loads delivered on Saturdays (an average of 4.21 loads per open Saturday), with a high of 11 and a…
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