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Ames staff authorized to negotiate partnership with Carroll County landfill as city plans new transfer and recycling facility
Summary
Facing the pending end of a Boone agreement, staff were authorized to negotiate with Carroll County landfill for a partnership that could include board representation, recycling backhaul, methane‑capture projects and joint diversion efforts; council also backed a planned EPA SWIFR grant application to fund facility equipment and building costs.
City staff told the council Dec. 10 that efforts to partner with Metro Waste Authority were constrained by that agency's conditions — including exclusive control over material flows, restrictions on board membership, and a requirement that Ames exhaust siting options in Story County before joining. Those limitations, combined with timing pressure from the impending end of the city's agreement with Boone County, led staff to pursue alternate partners.
John (city staff) said discussions with Carroll County's…
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