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Crow Wing County board votes to send legislators a letter opposing landfill‑ban bill (SF 5166)
Summary
County staff briefed commissioners on Senate File 5166, a bill proposing a working group to evaluate ending mixed‑municipal solid‑waste landfilling (with an effective date in the bill text of 2040); the board voted to direct staff to send a letter to the county’s legislators expressing concern about local impacts on landfill operations and costs.
The county administrator told the board staff received notice of Senate File 5166, described in the meeting as a proposal to establish a working group to review the opportunity to end land disposal of mixed municipal solid waste and, in effect, ban most landfills with an effective date cited as 2040 in the bill language.
Commissioners discussed potential implications: loss of local landfill capacity could raise local garbage costs, require transfer stations, and affect leachate handling and inter‑county arrangements. One commissioner said the proposal appeared poorly thought out and recommended sending a letter to legislators; another suggested the issue might be so lacking in support that no response is necessary. After debate, a motion to draft and send a letter from the county was moved and seconded and carried on a voice vote, with one commissioner recorded as opposed in the transcript.
Staff said the bill had been referred to committee and had not had a hearing; the county administrator recommended informing legislators of local concerns if the board wished to do so. The transcript indicates the board directed staff to prepare the letter and send it.
