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LaSalle County committee extends landfill memorandum while Republic outlines plan to take Chicago transfer waste
Summary
County committee voted to extend the landfill memorandum of agreement to continue negotiations after Republic Services proposed expanding the service area to accept transfer‑station municipal solid waste (including Chicago) and offering a restructured "curved" host‑fee that could boost county revenue but would shorten landfill life without limits.
The LaSalle County Land Use Committee voted May 6 to extend its memorandum of agreement with the county'9s landfill operator to allow more time for negotiations after Republic Services representatives proposed expanding the landfill'9s service area and changing the host‑fee structure.
At a committee oversight presentation, Republic'9s general manager Zach Woodburn said the operator has capacity to "intake more waste at the facility" and described a proposed "curved host fee" that would pay a higher per‑ton amount at lower volumes (an initial $5 per ton), then compress to reduced rates as annual tonnage increases. Woodburn said one high‑volume forecast in the handout put county revenue at about $1,200,000 at roughly 350,000 annual tons.
"We have the capacity to intake more waste at the facility, and we feel that an expanded service area would provide a good partnership…
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