Resident warns landfill expansion would saddle Vernon County with long-term costs and environmental risks
A public commenter told the board Vernon County Landfill faces structural and financial problems — low tonnage, chronic leachate, consultant caution — and urged supervisors to reconsider expansion plans and not use DNR escrow funds for closure obligations.
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A long public comment urged supervisors to halt plans for landfill expansion and consider regional disposal alternatives. The commenter said Vernon County Landfill is "the smallest municipal operated landfill in the state" and argued the county lacks economies of scale; they cited the county's audited net-position report showing significant losses over the last decade and questioned the financial assumptions behind expansion plans.
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