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Resident says landfill feasibility numbers are unrealistic, urges independent financial review
Summary
Public commenter Tom Lukens challenged the board's landfill feasibility projections—saying a 23,000-ton tipping projection is unsupported by recent data—and urged the county to commission an independent financial analysis before borrowing millions.
During the public-comment period, resident Tom Lukens criticized the county's landfill planning and budget assumptions, calling the feasibility study projections unrealistic and urging a third-party financial analysis. Lukens pointed to recent tipping-fee totals and said the study's projected 23,000 tons is unlikely given recent volumes; he called the current approach "fiscally irresponsible." "Stacy makes up numbers, you guys. Her reports are very month to month. You're being fiscally irresponsible," Lukens said.
Lukens urged the board to obtain an objective, multi‑scenario financial analysis rather than spending hundreds of thousands on planning and potentially borrowing $3 to $4 million without clearer economic justification. Board members did not adopt a motion in response during the public-comment period; the transcript records the comments and some brief acknowledgements from supervisors.
