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Beltrami County seeks state funding for regional 'hub-and-spoke' demolition landfill after MPCA rule changes
Summary
Beltrami County and eight neighboring counties are asking the state for bonding to pay for new lined demolition landfills and transfer stations after Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) rules would otherwise close unlined facilities.
Beltrami County officials asked Minnesota legislators on Jan. 7 to support a multi-county bonding request to build lined demolition landfills and transfer stations after new MPCA rules require lined facilities.
County Public Works Director Bruce Hasvargen said a nine‑county coalition has proposed a “hub‑and‑spoke” design with a few lined landfills serving as hubs and smaller transfer stations serving as spokes. “This whole concept costs money,” Hasvargen said. He described the regional project as roughly a $67 million effort, with a $50 million request to the state; Beltrami County’s request is about $7 million and the county share is just over $2 million.
The county framed the request as a response to MPCA rule changes that, officials said, would prevent the county’s current demolition…
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