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Torrington council adopts Northwest Resource Recovery ordinance amid concerns about potential facility sale and monopolies
Summary
The council adopted a new chapter of the city code establishing the Northwest Resource Recovery Authority and debated a parallel regional transfer-station proposal after learning a private firm had offered to buy a regional facility for far above assessor value, raising monopoly concerns.
The Torrington City Council adopted Chapter 63 of the city code to establish the Northwest Resource Recovery Authority after a discussion about a separate, ongoing transfer-station matter and regional waste-disposal arrangements.
Council members discussed ongoing regional negotiations involving MiRA (a regional authority referenced in the meeting) and a later proposal from USA Hauling & Recycling to acquire a regional transfer facility for $3,250,000—roughly six times the assessor’s recorded value of about $500,000, according to statements in the meeting.…
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