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Traverse County adopts Solid Waste Ordinance after state guidance
Summary
After a public hearing with no public comment, the Traverse County Commission unanimously adopted a Solid Waste Ordinance on March 3 following guidance from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; Commissioner Mark Gail moved the measure, seconded by Kayla Schmidt.
Traverse County Commissioners unanimously adopted a Solid Waste Ordinance during the March 3 meeting after a presentation from Emergency Management Director and Soil Waste Manager Lynn Siegel explaining the county lacked a local ordinance and needed to adopt one under Minnesota Pollution Control Agency guidance.
There were no public comments during the hearing. Commissioner Mark Gail moved to approve the ordinance; Commissioner Kayla Schmidt seconded and the motion carried unanimously. Siegel told the board, "The County does not currently have a Solid Waste Ordinance in place and per the Minnesota Department of Pollution Control Agency, one must be adopted." The County Coordinator's minutes record the adoption without dissent.
The ordinance adoption places Traverse County in alignment with state-level solid waste oversight expectations; the board did not record companion budgetary requests or implementation dates at the March 3 meeting, and Siegel did not present a specific implementation timeline during the hearing.
