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Commission provides partial relief for transfer station after hearing plea for $63,500
Summary
Staff requested $63,500 in additional appropriations for the transfer station; commissioners approved a partial allocation of roughly $31,075 and asked staff to track revenues and revisit the remainder later in the year.
Transfer‑station staff asked the commission for an additional appropriation of $63,500 to cover a manager position, rising disposal fees and utilities. Commissioners expressed concern about the fund balance and revenue trends and agreed to a partial allocation intended to carry operations into the fall; they directed staff to monitor receipts and return with an update if more appropriations are required.
Chair noted the transfer station currently brings in roughly $11,000–$12,000 a month and described the request as a gamble if revenues did not hold: "We're gonna try and make some others. I mean, I think it's a gamble because we roughly bring in $11,000 a month," the chair said. After discussion, Collins moved and Miller seconded a proposal to allocate approximately $31,075 across the manager, disposal-fees and utilities lines to get the station through the next months; the motion carried.
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