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Lake Cavanaugh resident asks Skagit County to start curbside recycling ordinance work before 2030 deadline
Summary
Loretta Humble told commissioners the county must adopt code and consult the solid waste governance board and advisory committee before Waste Management can set rates; she asked why the county couldn’t begin the ordinance work now and requested a contact for Waste Management.
Lake Cavanaugh resident Loretta Humble urged Skagit County commissioners on April 7 to begin drafting the county code needed to implement curbside recycling, saying the required procedural steps should start well ahead of the mandatory service date she cited.
Humble said she had been working with county Solid Waste Manager Margo Gillespie and cited correspondence with a Utilities and Transportation Commission representative (John Cupp). She summarized the steps she had been told are required: establishing new county code, creating a countywide recycling ordinance, securing approval from the solid waste system governance board, and consulting the solid waste advisory committee before Waste Management can pursue rate-setting with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission.
“Is there any particular reason that this code can't be started now and completed early?” Humble asked, noting that mandatory curbside service was scheduled to begin on 01/01/2030 per her understanding. She asked commissioners to provide a Waste Management contact or to confirm whether legal staff (she suggested Amy Lewis) could help.
Why it matters: Humble framed her comment as a request for procedural clarity and an acceleration of preparatory work so residents could receive curbside recycling without waiting until the statutory or program deadline.
County response and next steps: The chair acknowledged the comment and asked Humble to provide her email in the chat so staff could follow up; no staff report, motion, or vote occurred on April 7 to start code-writing or to direct staff to begin the ordinance process.
(Reporting note: the mandatory start date (01/01/2030) and procedural steps were stated by the speaker in public comment and were not verified or contested by county staff during the meeting.)
