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Curry County workshop seeks county-approved volunteer trash pathway as CTR warns of mounting costs
Summary
Curry County officials discussed creating a county-approved volunteer trash-collection approval so volunteers can drop material at CTR, voiced liability and sustainability concerns for CTR’s current practice of funding removals, and asked staff to draft a policy statement to seek regulatory relief for rural counties.
The Curry County Board of Commissioners’ workshop focused on follow-ups from prior meetings and a plan to establish an officially approved pathway for volunteer trash collectors to drop material at CTR.
The Chair said the county would need to formally approve a volunteer effort so "people would volunteer with the county" and CTR could accept their drop‑offs. "What we would need is that we would need this this board to, to essentially approve, the formation of this volunteer effort," the Chair said, describing the county role as one that could register or approve individual volunteers or groups for CTR acceptance.
Committee members pushed back with liability and coordination questions. "If we brought it on at the…
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