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County says Waste Management host-fee renegotiation nearing completion; conditional use permit and 10-year agreement under review
Summary
Gilliam County Court reported progress in renegotiating Waste Management's host-fee agreement and conditional use permit; the result affects an approximately $5 million economic enhancement fund and requires legal review before finalization.
Gilliam County Court said negotiations with Waste Management over the host-fee agreement and conditional use permit are approaching completion after recent meetings with company representatives.
County staff said some permit conditions in the conditional use permit are not appropriate for land-use terms and should be moved into the fee agreement. The county expects to finalize negotiation details and then route the documents to legal counsel for review, allowing approximately three months for legal work.
The court described the host-fee agreement as critical because it funds the county’s economic enhancement ordinance — roughly a $5 million pool of money that the county said will be available under the negotiated agreement. County officials said Waste Management has been a long-term community partner and that the negotiations are a complex, once-in-a-decade process that requires detailed study and legal review.
No final agreement was presented at the meeting; county staff said they were close and anticipated sending the draft to legal counsel for review. The court did not vote on any final terms during the session.
