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Becker County debates how to secure landfill after township says it will remove long‑standing gate
Summary
Commissioners spent more than an hour weighing options—from chain‑link fencing to barbed wire, cameras and easements—after a township said it would remove a gate that has blocked a township road across landfill property. Staff were directed to meet MPCA and the township to develop a lower‑cost plan.
Becker County commissioners devoted a lengthy portion of their meeting to determining how to secure the county landfill after township officials said they intend to remove a gate that has for decades blocked a township road across landfill property.
The discussion, which stretched across multiple agenda items, focused on how the county can meet Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) access and security requirements while avoiding a six‑figure fencing bill. Commissioners and staff reviewed options that included chain‑link fencing with electronic gates, barbed wire or log/rock barriers, camera monitoring and negotiating road status with the township so the county would not be required to build expensive permanent…
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