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Ellis County asks staff to analyze costs of hauling waste vs. in‑county hauling
Summary
Commissioners asked environmental services staff to produce a cost analysis comparing current hauling contracts with a county‑run hauling operation, after a presentation showing Ellis pays about $23 per ton plus hauling and neighboring counties report different approaches and rates.
Ellis County commissioners asked staff to prepare a detailed cost analysis weighing whether to continue contracting hauling of municipal waste or to invest in county‑run hauling and related equipment.
Justin Craig, the county’s environmental services director, presented a side‑by‑side comparison of neighboring counties’ landfill and hauling rates and said Ellis currently pays about $23 per ton for landfill disposal plus hauling costs. Craig told the commission that counties that operate…
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