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North Pointe manager presents plan to rebuild Pleasant Grove transfer station; council hears 2025 tonnage and tipping-fee context
Summary
North Pointe Solid Waste officials told the Pleasant Grove City Council that expanding the current transfer station is infeasible and that a new, phased building on the existing site is in design. Officials reported Pleasant Grove curbside pickup totaled 12,211 tons in 2025 and outlined tipping-fee differences affecting member cities.
North Pointe Solid Waste Special Service District Manager Neil Schwendiman presented the district's history and the rationale for a proposed transfer-station rebuild during the March 3 Pleasant Grove City Council work session.
Schwendiman said the current transfer station opened in 1993 and the district has shifted disposal strategies over time, including joining the Northern Utah Environmental Resource Agency (NUERA) in 2014. He told the council that Pleasant Grove curbside pickup accounted for 12,211 tons in 2025, approximately 10% of the district total, and that total tonnage in the city has been flat for several years.
The manager detailed tipping-fee contrasts: NUERA/Bayview currently charges $11.50 per ton, the Utah average is $36.90 per ton, and North Pointe charges $41.50 per ton at its transfer station (member cities pay $4 per ton less for residential curbside waste).
On siting, Schwendiman said expansion of the present structure is not feasible and that options considered included constructing on 40 acres of district-owned land north of the animal shelter or finding a west-side site. "They determined that a new building on the current site would best fit their needs," the minutes report. The project is currently in the design phase, and the district presented a phased construction plan to the council.
Public Works Director Neal Winterton, who served on the design subcommittee, answered technical questions and provided local perspective on operations and tonnage trends. No formal council action was requested at the meeting; the presentation was provided for information as the design advances.
