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Tehachapi staff warn countytimeline shifts for landfill; temporary transfer station to start soon
Summary
City staff told council the Tehachapi Landfill will move from burial to temporary transfer-station operations within weeks after the county accelerated plans; staff said some materials and larger trailers will be refused and residents may face longer hauls or higher costs.
City staff briefed the Tehachapi City Council on an abrupt county decision to convert the Tehachapi Landfill into a temporary transfer station, a change council heard may come within weeks rather than years.
The city manager's office said the county informed local officials late last week that the landfill will stop burying waste on site and instead use concrete drop-off pads and roll-off containers to consolidate waste for shipment to larger facilities. "They did admit they just kinda dropped the ball in working with us," a city staffer said,…
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