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Resident asks when Solid Waste bids will be posted to county website
Summary
During public comment Susan Lockhart urged greater transparency on Solid Waste procurement, saying "there was no way to make a value proposition for Solid Waste if you don't have anything to base it on," and asked when open bids will be made available online.
Susan Lockhart used the public-comment period to urge the county to publish open bids for Solid Waste so potential proposers and the public can evaluate value propositions. "There was no way to make a value proposition for Solid Waste if you don't have anything to base it on," Lockhart said, asking when the open bids would be posted on the county website.
President Al Knable invited Lockhart to remain after the meeting to ask follow-up questions, indicating staff would address her request outside the formal session. The meeting minutes do not record any immediate board direction or a public staff timeline for posting the bids.
Lockhart's comment was the only public comment recorded in the minutes; it flagged a transparency question about procurement materials that county staff may need to address in subsequent administrative follow-up.
