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Board adopts Marathon County solid waste environmental management plan; loan application and tri-county obligations clarified
Summary
Marathon County adopted a solid waste environmental management plan on July 22 and will pursue state environmental loan funds; county officials clarified adoption does not bind the board to accept any loan and said a 2003 tri-county agreement allocates certain landfill liabilities across Marathon, Portage and Shawano counties.
Marathon County Board of Supervisors — The Marathon County Board of Supervisors on July 22 adopted the county’s solid waste environmental management plan (resolution 45-25) and authorized staff to pursue state environmental loan funding to support landfill-related work.
Supervisor Michael Jensen asked whether approval of the plan would commit the county to accepting a roughly $12.8 million environmental loan and whether the plan includes a multi-county partnership to handle leachate over the landfill’s life. Solid Waste Director Hagenbusher and county counsel clarified the adoption is a necessary step to seek…
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