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Hennepin County progresses SCORE funding policy to full board after debate over Minneapolis reporting and HERC
Summary
The Public Works committee voted to progress revisions to the county's residential waste reduction and recycling funding policy (SCORE funds) to the full board after extended discussion about Minneapolis'reporting, minimum funding for small cities, organics targets and concerns about the HERC and transfer stations.
The Hennepin County Public Works Committee on Oct. 21 voted to progress a proposed three-year residential waste reduction and recycling funding policy to the full board after lengthy discussion about reporting requirements for cities of the first class and concerns over how waste would be processed regionally.
Ben Knudson, who presented the policy, summarized the proposal: "we receive about 4,400,000 in SCORE funds every year from the state. SCORE is the select committee on the environment and on recycling in the environment. It's been around since 1989," and "we pass 100% of these funds through to cities to…
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