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Rowan County authorizes multi‑year soil haul after rock limits local borrow areas; contract funding to be staged across fiscal years
Summary
Commissioners approved a multi‑year service contract to haul roughly 500,000 cubic yards of soil to the county landfill after on‑site borrow areas encountered significant rock; staff said higher landfill fees may be needed and will be proposed during the budget process.
Rowan County commissioners on April 6 authorized staff to award a multi‑year service contract to haul soil to the county landfill after engineers found substantial rock in on‑site borrow areas that prevents further local excavation.
Solid waste staff reported the landfill will require millions of cubic yards of soil over the remainder of its operational life for daily cover and final cap. The department solicited proposals to move available soil from a nearby quarry and recommended awarding a service contract to the responsive,…
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