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SPSA official urges Franklin to approve 20-year amendment to secure regional waste‑sorting contract
Summary
SPSA executive Dennis Bagley told Franklin City Council that a proposed contract with Commonwealth Sortation would guarantee a 50% reduction in landfill volume and requires member communities to extend use‑and‑support agreements to 20 years so the private partner can finance the project; he outlined costs and a December decision window.
Mr. Bagley, a presenter for the regional waste authority identified in the meeting transcript as SIPA/SPSA, told Franklin City Council on Aug. 11 that the authority has limited landfill capacity and is negotiating a private contract it says would cut the region’s landfill volume in half.
“This contract guarantees a 50% reduction in landfill space being used,” Mr. Bagley said, adding that the reduction would come from a guaranteed 20% recycling rate plus an additional 30% diversion of organics through a pyrolysis process that produces biochar and usable syngas. He said the contract would include liquidated damages if the contractor fails to meet the guarantees.
Why Franklin would be asked to change its agreement: Mr. Bagley explained the private partner — identified as Commonwealth Sortation LLC in the presentation — has said it will invest “over hundreds of millions” in regional processing capacity but requires assurance that member communities…
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