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Pulaski County seeks proposals for recycling and transfer-station operation after multiyear deficits; staff to produce breakeven analysis

5812220 · September 3, 2025
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Summary

Commissioners directed staff to prepare a request for proposals to explore private operation of the county’s recycling and transfer station and asked the station manager to provide a 30‑day analysis of what price adjustments or operational changes would be needed to reach breakeven.

Commissioners reviewed multi‑year financials for the Pulaski County recycling and transfer station and approved a plan to issue a request for proposals (RFP) to evaluate private operators, while also directing local transfer‑station staff to analyze options to achieve a zero‑balance operating result.

The board heard that 2023 recycling and transfer receipts totaled about $278,000, with expenses of roughly $352,510 and a deficit of about $74,320 for the year. Deficits continued…

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