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Saint Joseph council approves $1.12 million emergency landfill excavation; public raises asbestos and hauler-rate concerns
Summary
The City Council approved a $1,123,510 emergency agreement for excavation at the Saint Joseph sanitary landfill and declined to adopt a mandatory 30% intake cut; haulers and residents urged tiered rates and warned of asbestos in an on-site pile.
The Saint Joseph City Council on Jan. 21 approved an emergency ordinance to fund excavation work at the city sanitary landfill, voting unanimously to authorize a $1,123,510 agreement with Mcon LLC for emergency work on Cell A.
Council approved the emergency measure after the clerk read the ordinance and the council cast an 8-0 vote to carry the motion. A separate resolution that would have established a mandatory 30% reduction in landfill intake beginning March 1 was introduced and then withdrawn by an 8-0 vote.
City staff told the council they had asked haulers to voluntarily reduce intake by 30% while the city awaits…
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