The Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comment on the proposed landfill expansion project.  The project would move Summer Bay road to the coast and add two additional waste cells next to the baler facility.

The expansion was permitted back in the late 90s, but Corps Project Manager Jack Hewitt says the original construction date has passed and since it’s been a while since the permit was issued, they wanted to give the public an opportunity to comment again.

The City has plans to move the Summer Bay road out to the coast in preparation for the project this summer.  The City is also planning to build a tank that would store contaminated discharge from the new landfill areas.  A resolution passed by Council in December committed $4.5 million to those initiatives.  Public Works Director Nancy Peterson says the City will probably put them out to bid in March.

City Manager Chris Hladick says each new cell will be enough for eight to ten years of waste disposal, depending on how much stuff people are throwing out.  

More information on the project can be found here.