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Solid Waste board opposed county paying tipping fees; county attorney advises against supporting private enterprise
Summary
Representatives from Dillon Disposal requested county payment of tipping fees; Solid Waste Foreman Dillan Haugland said the Solid Waste Board voted against it and Madison County Attorney David Buchler advised the county should not financially support a private company.
Dillon Disposal asked Madison County to consider paying tipping fees, but the county’s Solid Waste Board and legal counsel expressed opposition.
Todd Morstein of Dillon Disposal raised the question of county payment for tipping fees during the May 11 work session. Solid Waste Foreman Dillan Haugland told commissioners the Solid Waste Board had voted against providing county support. Madison County Attorney David Buchler advised the commissioners that the county should not provide financial support to a private enterprise.
The minutes record the discussion but do not show a motion or vote by the commissioners on the request. Commissioners Duke W. Gilman, William A. Todd and Ron E. Nye discussed the matter with county staff and the Dillon Disposal representative; no county funding decision was recorded at the meeting.
