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Tift County seeks approval to buy 294 acres for landfill cover at roughly $1.03 million
Summary
County staff recommended purchasing 294 adjacent acres for $3,500 per acre (total $1,029,000) to continue on-site mining of landfill cover material; staff compared the purchase to a two-year cost of ~$2.4 million to haul in cover material and asked for authorization to execute purchase documents.
Tift County staff told commissioners at a Dec. 5 workshop that on-site mining of suitable landfill cover material is ending and recommended buying 294 acres adjacent to the county landfill to allow continued on-site mining.
County Manager Jim Carter said the sellers (identified in the record as the Lindseys) are offering the property at…
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