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Minutes - Regular Meeting <br /> Solid Waste Advisory Board <br /> June 7, 2007 <br /> Approved August 2, 2007 <br /> some revenue that doesn ' t show up in the expenditure column . Also there are <br /> assumptions for cost associated with permitting the transfer station. The biggest <br /> single thing may be the installation of the leachate sewer system . <br /> Pollock asks are you comparing the original budget for this year to the year end <br /> estimate ? <br /> Sassaman replies yes . <br /> Wilson states that in this one the contributions to reserves have been taken out which <br /> is in equipment reserves . <br /> Sassaman states that the concern is in the landfill operations budget for FY06- 07, the <br /> original budget was $3, 083, 612 and the 12-month estimate is $4,305, 322 . <br /> Wilson states that a lot of that had to do with the Walnut Grove site . There is about <br /> $400, 000 associated with that. <br /> Norwood asks with increasing the tipping fee, will that stop anyone from coming in <br /> and going somewhere else ? <br /> Wilson states that anyone, except the local governments who are members of the <br /> interlocal agreement, is free to go anywhere . The percentage [tip fee increase] is <br /> negligible . I don ' t see that having an impact on the incoming waste most won' t notice <br /> that small an increase . <br /> Norwood asks when it gets closer to transfer station time, would it be important to <br /> divert the non interlocal agreement customers to go elsewhere ? Can you have <br /> different tipping fees for private haulers ? <br /> Wilson replies not for government [operated landfill] . They have to maintain equal <br /> tipping fees . When the transfer station opens there shouldn ' t be any major changes in <br /> tipping fees . An argument could be made that we should try to run more tons <br /> through the transfer station rather than less because you can never fill it up . The more <br /> that goes through makes the [per ton] cost less for everybody . That' s why we want to <br /> look at franchising or flow control as ways to direct waste flow . We are not going to <br /> stop working on waste reduction goals, but more coming through the transfer station <br /> is better . <br /> Pollock asks if there are any " what if" scenarios if the commissioners only approve a <br /> partial 3R fee increase . <br /> 2 <br />