Landfill Closure and Transfer Station

At a glance

What: Closing and capping the city landfill and building a transfer station, with the borrowing and operating costs that follow (see FY2027 city budget adoption and Debt Policy and Bond Authorizations).
Where it stands: Members said the landfill is expected to close before the end of next year, so the transfer station has to be built first; the $12 million bond is the largest single bond request for next year. About $10 million has been spent capping cells and roughly another $10 million is expected over about five years, with $2 million to $4 million in bond requests starting in fiscal 2028. A debt restructuring in March could stretch payments from 12 to 13 years, with an operating hit of about $250,000 a year. Garbage operations cost about $8 million a year now (about $10 million with a transfer station) against about $4.5 million in garbage fees; a $25 per unit fee increase would raise about $1 million.
Next: Landfill and transfer station bond requests in the FY2027 budget; garbage fee ordinance changes under discussion.

Finance, Assessment and Taxation Committee video, November 4, 2026: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5kroHWGluI

Landfill closure timing, the transfer station bond, capping costs and garbage fee options discussed; figures as above. No vote.