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Benton County reopens record to accept DEQ letter in landfill appeal; sets written submission schedule
Summary
The Benton County Board of Commissioners voted to reopen the record in a LUBA appeal of its November 2025 landfill approval so the county can accept a late DEQ letter; the board set three seven-day written windows for new evidence, responsive evidence and final argument and announced continued deliberations in March.
The Benton County Board of Commissioners voted on Jan. 20 to reopen the administrative record in an appeal of its Nov. 17, 2025 decision approving Valley Hills's conditional-use permit for the Coffin Butte landfill so the county can accept a DEQ letter that arrived after the original record closed.
Petra Sheets, Benton County planning director, told the board the DEQ letter was received after the close of the original record and "staff recommends reopening the record to admit the DEQ letter and to accept evidence related to the DEQ letter." She explained a proposed schedule that would leave the written record open for seven days (until Jan. 27) for any party to submit evidence or argument about the DEQ letter, a second seven-day…
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