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Subcommittee affirms bond for decommissioning and debates 60‑day notice for abandonment
Summary
Grant County subcommittee discussed decommissioning and site restoration, favoring a bond as the method of payment for decommissioning and debating whether a 60‑day notice before abandonment or a different trigger is appropriate.
The subcommittee reviewed decommissioning, recycling and site‑restoration language and affirmed that an acceptable method of payment should include a bond to guarantee decommissioning obligations rather than only lines of credit or other instruments.
Members discussed the practicalities of abandonment and discontinuation, noting that if an owner "pulls a plug and hightail it out of town" the bond should be available to complete decommissioning work. Committee members debated whether a 60‑day notice period is adequate; some said it is better than nothing and others said the bond is the primary backstop that allows the county to complete decommissioning if the owner disappears.
The draft will be revised to cross‑reference the decommissioning section and to clarify triggers (abandonment, end of project life, public‑nuisance declarations) and the acceptable security instruments for site restoration.
