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Commissioners approve major landfill expansion after SCS Engineers presentation
Summary
After a multi-year engineering process, the Franklin County Board approved a landfill expansion package that would add roughly 58 acres to the existing footprint (total ~78 acres), create phased cells, and provide an estimated 7.2 million cubic yards (about 4 million tons) of additional airspace, which presenters estimated could sustain county C&D disposal for about 200 years at current rates.
The Franklin County Board of Commissioners voted Jan. 28 to approve the county’s landfill expansion project following a presentation from SCS Engineers. The plan would add roughly 58 acres to the existing site, bringing the total permitted waste disposal footprint to about 78 acres and creating a phased set of disposal cells (cells 4–13) with stormwater ponds and final-cover designs.
SCS representatives described the engineering, groundwater separation, and stormwater controls required by state rules and walked commissioners through a phased approach for opening cells and relocating infrastructure such as the transfer station and scale house. "This gives the county about 200 years or more of waste disposal of CND material at the site," a presenter stated when summarizing the projected airspace gains.
Engineers told the board that the expansion adds an estimated 7.2 million cubic yards of airspace (roughly 4 million tons of waste using current density assumptions) and that certain cells would be constructed over existing permitted waste mass while others would require excavation and soil handling. The design includes three stormwater ponds sized to current regulatory design storms and measures to maintain at least five feet of groundwater separation.
Commissioners discussed project funding and the remaining design budget. Staff said the county has approximately $27,000 left in the approved engineering budget through December 2025 and that completing the permitting and platting work could require an additional $50,000–$70,000, with a request now framed as up to about $43,000 to finish the package. The board approved moving forward and voted to accept the project package as presented and authorize needed signings to submit the plans to the state for review and public notice.
SCS representatives said they expect a state review and a public notice period after submission and estimated a review and public-notice timeline that could run into late summer or fall if the process goes smoothly. County staff said additional capital-expenditure planning will be provided to the board in future briefings to phase infrastructure and cover needs.
