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Assembly approves $2.52 million for scoping and design of central recycling facility after debate over costs and diversion targets
Summary
The assembly voted 7–0 Jan. 29 to appropriate $2.52 million from the solid-waste enterprise fund for scoping and design of a central recycling facility. Supporters said expanded capacity and a higher‑capacity baler could improve economics; critics questioned program sustainability and the scope cost.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly on Jan. 29 approved an appropriation of $2,520,000 from the Solid Waste Disposal Enterprise fund to cover scoping and design for a central recycling facility (CRF), after public testimony that ranged from technical support to skepticism about long-term program sustainability. The roll-call vote was 7–0.
Solid-waste staff explained the request is for professional scoping, engineering and design work to transition existing borough cold-storage capacity into an operational recycling facility co-located near the landfill. The administration said the funding was placed in the borough’s capital improvement plan and that scoping costs reflected an original plan that anticipated a new building; staff…
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