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TransJordan board seeks Herriman membership; TransJordan buy-in plan laid out
Summary
TransJordan officials told Murray council July 1 that Herriman City is seeking membership in the TransJordan joint waste disposal authority. TransJordan proposed a staged buy-in plan that uses a gate-rate differential and scheduled deposits rather than a single $5.5 million payment, and said all current members have approved the amended interlocal agreement.
TransJordan officials told Murray City council July 1 that Herriman City has formally sought membership in the regional waste-transfer authority and that the board recommends accepting Herriman under a staged-payment structure rather than a single cash buy-in.
Darren Scott, TransJordan executive director, said Herriman has used TransJordan facilities in the past but has never been a member. TransJordan’s 2024 valuation was about $44 million; a simple pro rata share for an eighth member would be roughly $5.5 million. Scott said that model is impractical for many cities, so TransJordan proposes using the difference between the nonmember commercial gate rate and the member city rate ($15 per ton in Scott’s example) to amortize the buy-in over time, with deposit installments and projected payment schedules extending to roughly 14 years under conservative growth assumptions.
Scott described additional terms used historically: a deposit schedule (payments referenced in 2027–2029) and a forgiveness clause written into prior agreements that would forgive remaining principal after 15 years. He told council all current member cities have passed the same amended interlocal agreement unanimously and that Herriman has passed both the purchase agreement and the amended interlocal.
TransJordan also previewed a new transfer station and a ribbon-cutting planned for August 2026; Scott said the transfer station and membership will reduce regional truck travel and help keep tipping fees lower across member cities.
At the business portion of the meeting council considered and adopted a resolution authorizing Murray to approve the amendment to the 1995 interlocal agreement that would permit Herriman to join; the council vote was recorded as unanimous for the resolution.
The presentation included financial schedules and assumptions but did not provide Murray-specific fiscal impact modeling beyond the general structure; Scott said the plan assumes conservative 3% annual tonnage growth and that Herriman may outperform that estimate.
