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Northpointe outlines phased rebuild of transfer station, says Cedar Hills sends about 3,800 curbside tons annually
Summary
Neil Schwendeman told the Cedar Hills City Council Northpointe processes about 328,000 tons a year and plans a phased build of a new 72,000-square-foot transfer station with automated commercial scales; council asked about traffic impacts from the Vineyard Connector road.
Neil Schwendeman, representing the Northpointe Solid Waste Special Services District, told the council the district processes roughly 328,000 tons of waste annually and that Cedar Hills accounts for about 3,800 residential curbside tons.
“In 1993, our current transfer station opened and the landfill closed right there in Linden,” Schwendeman said, reviewing the district’s history and explaining that improved disposal rights have helped the district hold down disposal rates. He showed council members comparative tipping fees and said Bayview’s fee was increasing from $11.50 to $12.50, which still put it below Utah averages.
Schwendeman described a preferred plan to build a new 72,000-square-foot facility on the existing site in three phases so the station can continue to operate while construction proceeds. Phase 1 would re-open and upgrade the east entrance with two inbound automated commercial scales and an automated outbound scale to reduce bottlenecks. Phase 2 would include constructing the new building (funded in part by bonding). Phase 3 would relocate the construction-and-demolition area back down and refurbish the waste-diversion facilities.
Council members raised operational and access questions. One asked whether the planned Vineyard Connector Road would disrupt the east entrance; Schwendeman said Northpointe is coordinating with UDOT and that completing the east-entrance upgrades before the connector’s construction is important to preserve traffic flow.
The presentation included service descriptions (MSW, roll-offs, C&D, green waste, household hazardous waste) and data on customer counts and materials by tonnage. Schwendeman told the council the district planned to keep fees as low as possible while funding upgrades and landfill costs.
The council did not take immediate action on the presentation; Schwendeman invited councilmembers to tour the transfer station and the landfill.
