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Committee hears explanation of landfill scale change order; county staff cite operational needs and multi-year closeout delays
Summary
Department of Environmental Management officials told the Finance Committee that a change order for the West Hawaii transfer station resulted from a decision to install two scales (inbound and outbound) rather than replacing a single old scale, citing truck turning and capacity needs; committee voted to close the file on Communication 24.17.
Hawaii County Department of Environmental Management officials told the Finance Committee on Thursday that a recent change order for the West Hawaii transfer station reflects a deliberate decision to install two scales instead of replacing the single older scale.
Mike Rivera, Solid Waste Division chief, said the county chose a two-scale configuration so large modern trucks can enter, weigh in and weigh out without making unsafe turns or striking the facility: "If we had stuck with just replacing the old scale where it was, you have a couple of issues…
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