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12/29/2008: "SWAC Works On Dump Site Recommendation"

The bill to study where a new transfer station should go is now past $600K, and counting.

SWAC (Solid Waste Advisory Committee) met Monday morning to continue their Dump Site Selection recommendation (11:45 AM - 1:45 PM Mullis Fire Station). At the last SWAC meeting no public comment, either before or after the meeting, was allowed.

Gordy Petersen recently pointed out in a recent Column that Public Works has spent $518,142.48 on studying if they should move the current transfer station, or improve it where it is.

The County has now sighed a Contract.pdf (554\k file) with the same consultant for an additional $143,939.00 to do a final environmental impact statement once public comment has been completed on where they think a transfer station should be located.

In the meantime the SWAC may decide today (12-29-08) where they think it should go, but as noted in a previous story , the SWAC is not in agreement as to how they should make a decision, let alone where, or if, the transfer station should be moved.