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Lake Cavanaugh residents tell commissioners curbside recycling rollout risks increased illegal dumping at remote households
Summary
Residents said the North Shore Road closure forced waste management to use shared dumpsters and remote pickup locations that invited misuse; a building manager asked to be included in talks to avoid placing dumpsters at the community center. County staff said they are pursuing a temporary solution while permanent curbside service is implemented.
Lake Cavanaugh residents told the Skagit County Board of County Commissioners on Oct. 28 that a temporary recycling plan tied to the road closure on North Shore Road is likely to create illegal dumping and other problems where households already travel to remote collection points.
Lorita Humble (also known in the record as Tweedy Lake Cavanaugh), the Lake Cavanaugh Community Center building manager, described a sequence of service changes that began after the North Shore closure in August 2021. Waste haulers initially supplied locked dumpsters located at the ends of the closed section; keys were provided only to paying customers. Humble said non‑customers and renters used the dumpsters or left trash beside them,…
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