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SPSA tells supervisors region must pursue expensive alternatives after Wheelabrator disruption; proposals could top $250M
Summary
Tressa Preston of SPSA briefed the board on a regional shift after capacity losses at Wheelabrator: alternative-disposal proposals returned May 1 may total roughly $250 million and would likely require 20-year terms; SPSA will return with vendor and cost details by fall and possible contract recommendations in mid-2025.
Tressa Preston, representing the Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA), told the Southampton County Board of Supervisors on May 28 that regional solid-waste arrangements have been disrupted by capacity losses at Wheelabrator and the Navy's contract changes, prompting an evaluation of alternative disposal solutions.
Preston said Wheelabrator's operational capacity has been reduced after a 2022 fire and earlier Navy decisions, forcing SPSA member communities to…
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