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Bonner County awards multiple solid waste contracts and adopts disposal fee resolution with corrections
Summary
Bonner County commissioners approved contracts for metal recycling, household hazardous waste collection and wood grinding, authorized multiple capital carryovers, and adopted a disposal fee schedule effective Dec. 1, 2025, subject to typographical corrections and confirmation about the household hazardous waste line item.
Bonner County commissioners on Nov. 4 approved several Solid Waste contracts and took multiple budget and fee actions after extended staff presentations and public discussion.
Contracts and rates: Solid Waste Director Bob Howard presented procurement results and recommended contract awards. The board approved a contract with Pacific Steel & Recycling to remove metal piles (county will receive $101 per ton), a contract with Graymar (Gray Mar) to collect, package, transport and dispose of residential household hazardous waste for the contract period 10/01/2025–09/30/2026, and a contract with Wood Solutions LLC to grind, transport and dispose of wood waste at $49.50 per ton (the other bidder's proposal was $70/ton).
Carryovers and capital: The board authorized a $16,000 carryover from FY2025 to FY2026 for the Colburn culvert installation project; staff said the project is completed and the carryover represents final funds. The board also approved a larger carryforward to continue solid waste capital projects: $500,000 from capital improvements (0239480), $390,000 from land improvements (0239470) and $60,000 from repairs/maintenance (0237530) into FY2026.
Fee schedule: Staff presented a draft disposal fee schedule. Commissioners and staff identified typographical errors and ambiguous wording around "extra" or "replacement" stickers and a household hazardous waste line that could be read as allowing non‑sticker holders 10 gallons at no charge. The board directed staff to confirm the record of the public hearing and to correct wording, and then moved a resolution to adopt the disposal fees effective Dec. 1, 2025, with the noted typographical corrections and confirmation that the household hazardous waste no‑charge allowance applies only with a solid waste sticker. The board approved that motion by roll call.
Public comment: Members of the public asked whether the county would require substantial completion certificates before payment (staff clarified carryovers are an internal accounting action, not an invoice payment), and expressed concerns about potential littering and enforcement under the new fee rules.
Next steps: Solid Waste staff will correct typographical errors, confirm hearing record details related to household hazardous waste allowances, and proceed with the contracted services under the approved terms and carryovers.
