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The Benton County Talks Trash Solid Waste Process Workgroup is offering the following tours:
Coffin Butte Landfill Tour, hosted by Republic Services
Neighborhood Tour, hosted by Benton County
Further tour details will be updated on the work group webpage.
The workgroup officially kicked off Sept. 8 and is tasked with five charges to be accomplished with twice-weekly meetings through Dec. 15.
The five charges include developing common understanding, clarifying the land use review process for landfill expansion, scoping tasks for a longterm-sustainable materials management plan, providing input for topics raised in the Assessment Report for the workgroup, and creating a public-facing document and community education campaign.
The public is encouraged to attend the Solid Waste Process Workgroup meetings. Please see the following information for the next workgroup meeting:
All meetings are open to the public with opportunities for public input. Please send written comments to BentonCountyTalksTrash@co.benton.or.us at least 48 hours before the meeting to be included in the meeting packet. The public may also provide verbal comments during the meetings either in-person or virtually during designated public comment periods.
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