Based on Box Elder County Attorney Jon Bunderson's recommendation, the County Com-mis-sion has decided not to sign a recent agreement made with the Davis County Energy and Recovery Special Service District to dispose of Box Elder County Waste in Davis County facilities.
Bunderson's primary objection to the agreement is that it does not prevent Box Elder trash from ending up in a Davis County landfill planned in Box Elder County's White's Valley. The White's Valley landfill site was previously rejected by the county at least partly in response to public outcry against it.A committee including six Box Elder County mayors and officials and a similar combination of Weber County representatives is being formed to locate a regional landfill site in Box Elder County.
In other action related to waste disposal in the county, application for approval for a transfer station at a controversial site recently purchased by Box Elder County south of Bear River city was submitted Dec. 10. A permit is not required for the transfer station, only approval from the state, a process estimated to take two weeks.
The commission held a meeting with Kent Michie of Smith Capital Markets to discuss a possible revenue bond to finance solid waste disposal in the county. The county presented data requested by Michie, including an estimate of capital costs to be funded, a total of $1.182 million.
The county is considering "free" equipment that might be available for use at the Box Elder County transfer station. The equipment, which includes a tub-grinder, would be loaned to the county.
The county will initiate the process of establishing an ordinance to require loads of solid waste en route to a transfer station to be covered. To enforce such ordinances, some counties charge double for uncovered loads, something Box Elder County may consider.
The county is also studying the possibility of locating roll-on/roll-off boxes in various areas of the county for disposal of private residents' garbage. The boxes would then be moved to the transfer station and dumped. This plan, in use in other areas, would eliminate a major portion of private-vehicle traffic along Bear River city and Corinne access roads to the transfer station.