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Subcommittee delays decision on 10‑year Recology landfill and facilitation agreements after wide public comment and port‑barging questions
Summary
After extensive questioning and public comment on barging, franchise fees, Yuba County tipping fees and a soon‑to‑expire Union Pacific rail agreement, the Budget & Finance Subcommittee voted to continue consideration of the 10‑year Recology landfill and facilitation agreements to the call of the chair for further review.
The Budget & Finance Subcommittee paused action on a proposed 10‑year landfill disposal agreement and linked facilitation agreement with Recology San Francisco after supervisors and members of the public pressed for more analysis of transportation options, franchise‑fee arrangements and environmental review.
Department of the Environment staff (identified in the transcript as Miss Nutter) urged committee approval, saying the department and review panel concluded the Recology contract is financially and environmentally advantageous and warned of near‑term risks including an expiring Recology‑Union Pacific rail agreement and limited contingency landfill capacity in a large‑scale disaster. Staff said the contract term is 10 years or 5,000,000 tons,…
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