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Commissioners press county and applicant on monitoring, enforcement and state agency roles; staff notes capacity gaps
Summary
Commissioners sought clarity on who will monitor compliance if the Coffin Butte expansion is approved, public access to monitoring data and the county’s enforcement tools; planning staff said many technical oversight responsibilities fall to state agencies but the supplemental staff report proposes reporting and third‑party verification requirements to be submitted to the county.
Several commissioners pressed planning staff and the applicant about who will do monitoring and enforcement if the permit is approved and what transparency will be provided to the public. Commissioner Fulford asked whether the county would maintain a public dashboard or portal to publish monitoring results; planning staff said the department has begun accessibility enhancements to the website, plans to re‑establish a solid waste advisory committee role (SWAC) and is considering additional transparency steps but that staff resources are limited.
Staff and consultants repeatedly noted that air and water quality technical…
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