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Polk County grants staff authority to expand operations after June windstorm; county accepts disaster debris and spoiled food from harder‑hit neighbors
Summary
Following a June windstorm that heavily affected neighboring counties, Polk County commissioners authorized staff to modify landfill operations, accept disaster debris and spoiled food loads, and lease equipment as needed to assist regional cleanup efforts.
Polk County commissioners on July 2 granted county staff authority to modify landfill and transfer‑station operations to help neighbors recover from a late‑June windstorm that caused large volumes of debris across several counties.
County staff described a surge of loads immediately after the storm — primarily spoiled supermarket and restaurant food — and said the MPCA authorized whole refrigerators and freezers to be wrapped and placed in the landfill to limit handling and odors. The county reported it accepted roughly 20–26 loads of spoiled food in the first two days following the storm, then saw higher volumes of tree debris later.
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