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Commission asks staff for cost estimates before pursuing transfer-station feasibility study
Summary
Commissioners discussed a contractor proposal to study sites and requirements for a solid-waste transfer station but asked staff first to gather rough build-cost estimates from neighboring counties and evaluate in-house options before committing to a paid feasibility study.
A proposal to begin pre-construction work for a potential solid-waste transfer station was discussed in the Jackson County Commission work session on Sept. 8; commissioners asked staff to gather cost estimates and local comparables before authorizing outside study work.
The project proposal came from the firm that prepared the county’s solid-waste management plan (identified in the packet; speaker said the same firm presented the transfer-station scope). The firm outlined tasks that would be needed “before we even look at putting a building up,” including site checks with the health department and desktop studies to assess soils and other constraints.
Commissioners asked staff to first gather rough estimates of what other counties have spent to build transfer stations and to check whether preliminary desktop work (soils, site feasibility) could be done in-house by county engineers before spending money on an outside feasibility study. One commissioner asked for comparable initial costs from nearby counties to get a ballpark estimate and to avoid committing to a large study now.
County staff said the firm was performing similar work in other counties and that costs vary by site and scope; staff recommended returning to the commission with additional cost information. The commission agreed to keep the item on the work-session docket for follow-up rather than advancing to procurement at this meeting.
Ending The item was left in work session for staff to collect comparables and cost estimates; commissioners did not authorize paid feasibility work at the Sept. 8 meeting.
