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Task force debates Willamette Valley map as counties face loss of nearby landfill
Summary
At a March 20 task force meeting, members debated whether to treat coastal counties as 'secondary' in the Willamette Valley planning map after presentations showing heavy flows into Coffin Butte landfill. Members agreed to focus initial work on seven core counties while keeping the map open to change.
Chair Malone opened the March 20 meeting of the Task Force on Municipal Solid Waste in the Willamette Valley and framed the group's job as information‑gathering to refine recommendations from last year’s Sustainable Materials Management Plan.
Sean McGuire of the Benton County commissioner's office presented historical tonnage and maps used in the SMMP, saying the prior work shows a steady flow of trash to Coffin Butte and noting the central question: “Where does this 1,100,000 tons of…
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