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Public works says landfill traffic surged after fires; plans to double scale-house capacity
Summary
Butte County Public Works reported a 38% spike in landfill traffic last summer (about 12,000 vehicles) and proposed relocating/adding scale houses and realigning a roadway to reduce backups on Neil Road; director Josh Pack said the project could be expedited with an emergency contract at an estimated $450,000.
Butte County's director of public works told the Board of Supervisors on March 11 that post-fire activity has driven a sharp increase in landfill traffic and that staff will seek faster procurement to ease safety hazards on Neil Road.
"This past summer, we saw about 12,000 vehicles drive through the landfill, which is a 38% increase year over year," Josh Pack said, detailing how a single scale house and limited storage caused traffic to back up onto the roadway.
Pack said the county has a scale-house relocation project designed to double capacity by building two scale houses and realigning the access road. He estimated the operational cost at about $450,000 and said the landfill budget includes the funds. Under emergency contracting authority granted earlier for fire-related response, Pack said staff could expedite the work within weeks and complete it by the end of summer, then return the contract to the board for ratification.
County CEO/counsel acknowledged the public-safety issue and said legal staff could confer to enable expedited contracting if the board supported it. Pack said the project would more than triple on-site vehicle capacity when completed.
Board members voiced support for moving forward and asked staff to bring the contract to the board under the appropriate procedures if needed.
