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Lake County weighs expanding landfill versus switching to a transfer station
Summary
County staff outlined two paths for the Lake County Landfill: build a new lined cell (county estimate cited $3.6M) to extend on‑site disposal for decades, or convert to a transfer station and truck waste to regional landfills (estimates vary $2M–$10M). Commissioners asked staff to return with detailed 30–50 year cost scenarios and diversion options.
Michael Erwin, the county’s public works director, briefed the Lake County Board of County Commissioners on March 24 about the landfill’s remaining capacity and the tradeoffs between expanding the county landfill and converting to a transfer station. Erwin said the county currently has roughly 217,000 cubic yards of airspace remaining and cited recent estimates of annual intake of about 28,000 cubic yards (about 8,500 tons), which he said equates to roughly six to seven years of remaining capacity at current rates. "If we go this number here is a little bit off... we're looking at about 28,000 cubic yards a year right now," Erwin said, summarizing engineer data.
Erwin presented capital and operating figures for a new lined cell and for transfer options. For the new cell he listed design (~$16,500), earthwork (the presentation cited a figure of about $22,500,000 in one line and a total listed as $3,600,000 in another, which…
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