Goodhue County Board moves closer to handing landfill to state
Wed, 10/28/2020 - 1:25pm
By:
Rachel Fergus, Forum News Service
For over a decade Goodhue County has worked to create a solid waste plan that would include the closure of the Bench Street Landfill. Now, it is possible that the landfill will be entered into Minnesota’s Closed Landfill Program before 2021 arrives.
The county currently pays about $65,000 annually to monitor and maintain the Bench Street Landfill. This cost would increase dramatically if the landfill had to be cleaned.
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