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Board approves WasteWorks software and continues planning for new scale house and transfer station work
Summary
Supervisors authorized purchase of WasteWorks software and discussed a new scale-house building, bids for site work at the Willis/Willis-area transfer location, and procedures for green‑box permits and charge accounts.
The Floyd County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 14 approved purchasing WasteWorks scale-house software and continued planning for improvements at county solid-waste facilities, including a new scale house and transfer-site site work.
Mark, the county solid-waste staff member who briefed the board, said the WasteWorks quote for software and initial licensing totaled $9,350 and that quarterly support and maintenance would total roughly $700 per quarter (about $2,800 annually). “They got a camera that reads the tag when it first pulls up,” Mark said, describing the vendor’s system that integrates license-plate recognition, weight capture and ticket printing.
The board approved the software purchase and authorized county staff to move funds from contingency if necessary to complete licensing and initial installation. County staff said WasteWorks will allow automated ticketing, statements and reporting and will pair with cameras to capture license plates and images for billing and enforcement.
Mark also reviewed construction progress at the county’s scale-house site: crews poured footings and set block work, a 12-by-16 building will include a restroom and windows, and a mini-split HVAC unit is on order. The county has advertised bids for grading and site work at a larger Willis-area transfer-site concept; a TRC estimate in the packet put the site-only cost at about $817,000 before contingency, and board discussion noted that trimming the plan reduced the footprint to keep it under certain permitting thresholds.
Supervisors asked staff to confirm whether DEQ permits or existing landfill permits would be affected by new site grading and to coordinate with the county’s environmental contacts before proceeding to bid.
Mark said the county had issued new color-coded out-of-county green-box permits to Franklin County residents who use Floyd’s boxes and that the transfer station is distributing notices to charge-account customers ahead of a fee increase that takes effect Dec. 1. Staff said the county will change permit colors annually to avoid misuse and will issue updated account agreements to businesses that use green‑box sites.
Ending: The board approved the WasteWorks purchase and asked staff to continue to refine and report back on the Willis transfer-site concept, confirm permitting steps with DEQ, and schedule installation and staff training for the new scale-house and software.
