Mar-Oco Landfill committee approves second landfill operator position
On June 17, 2026, the Mar-Oco Landfill Committee voted to create and hire a second landfill operator, citing increased patron visits, higher municipal solid waste tonnage, overtime pressures and new DNR reporting requirements; the position will be funded through the landfill budget and will not affect the county tax levy.
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The Mar-Oco Landfill Committee voted June 17, 2026, to create and hire a second landfill operator at Mar-Oco Landfill. Paul Klose, the landfill director, told the committee that patron visits and the amount of municipal solid waste handled by the facility "have increased steadily from pre-COVID times to present," driving up overtime, complicating use of paid time off and straining the pool of experienced fill-in employees. The meeting record states the position will be funded entirely through the Mar-Oco Landfill budget and "will not impact County tax levy funds."
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