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Solid Waste director proposes $500,000 transfer for transfer station expansion, replacement backhoe
Summary
Solid Waste Supervisor Justin Craig said rising freight and hauling costs and increased hazardous waste disposal are driving operating pressures; he proposed a $500,000 transfer to fund transfer station expansion and a replacement backhoe and discussed capital priorities including a new water truck.
Environmental and Planning Supervisor Justin Craig presented the Solid Waste budget ($2,220,461) and described cost pressures driven by fuel, hauling contracts, and post-COVID hazardous household waste disposal increases. Craig said freight and contractual hauling costs are rising and that municipal disposal fees will increase contractually as tonnage trends upward.
Craig proposed a $500,000 transfer earmarked for transfer station expansion and the purchase of a replacement backhoe; he also identified capital priorities including a public works grader and a water truck replacement because the current unit no longer spreads water. Commissioners discussed timing and directed staff to issue an RFP for transfer station expansion if the budget is approved.
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