Solid waste director warns disposal-fee account could be exhausted before year-end

Aug 23, 2026

The county’s solid waste director told supervisors that rising tonnage and a new contract require watching the disposal-fee line; he said the current line item could be depleted before the fiscal year ends and asked for level funding of maintenance and equipment.

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Solid Waste Director (speaker) told the board that disposal-fee line items and repairs are at risk of being exhausted if current tonnage patterns continue. He said the transfer station has averaged about 2,500 tons a month in recent months and that the department’s disposal expense line could be depleted before the fiscal year ends.

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