Commissioners hear solid waste budget, staff warn transfer station is subsidized by landfill
County staff reported year-to-date revenues and reserves for the solid waste maintenance and capital reserve funds and told commissioners the transfer station is operating at a shortfall that the headquarters landfill is subsidizing; staff estimated break-even tipping fees would be roughly $75–$80 per ton.
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County staff delivered a detailed update on the Solid Waste Maintenance Fund (40801) and related capital reserve accounts, reporting year-to-date intergovernmental revenue of about $48,000 against a $180,000 budget and a current cash balance in the maintenance fund of about $10.24 million. The presentation also showed goods-and-services spending of about $15.5 million of a $28.2 million budget and noted the county’s closure and post-closure funds together total tens of millions set aside for landfill liabilities.
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