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City councilman Roger Hespe listens intently to a report given
to the Newcastle City Council. (Alexis Shultz/NLJ)
with the intent of working
with the newly formed Weston
County Solid Waste District,
but Mayor Greg James declared
that it is important to do so in a
manner that will allow the City
of Newcastle to move forward
on its own if the countywide
district falters•
"If it swirls and goes down
the drain, we are still moving
forward for the citizens," pro-
fessed James. Hartley agreed,
noting that the City may not
have the luxury of waiting for
the new district.
"If we wait six to eight
months, then I don't think we
can get done what we need to
get done," announced Hartley,
noting that while the city needs
to begin pursuing options for
extending the life of its current
landfill, it should still be pos-
sible to work in conjunction
with the county board to come
up with a reasonable solution
to the issue confronting both
county and municipal govern-
ments.
Hartley and James presented
three options they believe the
city could pursue, but the
council gave no indication of
favoring any of them over the
others and agreed that more
information would be needed
before decisions can be made.
James announced that the
first option the city has would
be to contract the landfill busi+
ness out completely, which
would involve paying for a
contract hauler to come in and
pick up household trash once
a week to haul it to another
city's landfill• He admitted
there were pros and cons to this
option, and expressed particular
concern over the uncertainty
associated with dealing with
private contractors and the
question of where the waste
would have to be hauled.
"The biggest problem I have
here is, in the long run we are
entirely at the mercy of another
person's prices and such,"
declared James, who also noted
that surrounding landfills have
shown no interest in signing
long-term contracts for taking
trash.
Hartley explained to the
council that, according to his
research, this option would
double the cost each month
for residents of Newcastle.
Currently, city residents pay
$11•53 a month to have solid
waste picked up once a week,
but prices would go up to
$23•50 a month for the same
services if the city contracted
the work out.
Hartley warned that another
issue would arise under this
option over what the City
would do with garbage that
is not considered household
trash-- including construction
debris, household appliances,
tires, cardboard, and metal. He
suggested that the only solu-
tion that would allow for these
items to still be collected would
involve the city maintaining the
current landfill and only taking
those items while household
garbage was contracted out.
"It gets us out of it and
looks good, but it may not be
the best option," James said
of the contract hauling option
before presenting the next one,
which would involve the city
attempting to obtain a lifetime
permit for the current landfill.
Even if that occurs, however,
the permit will still have to be
renewed every five years.
"The upside to that is we
maintain a reasonable amount
of control over operation and
costs," stated James, who
admitted that the biggest
concern with the option is
whether or not the city could
get past the DEQ require-
ments and be allowed to obtain
such a permit. James told the
council that Hartley is "pretty
confident" that the city would
qualify for a performance-
based design permit that
would allow for the operation
of a landfill without a required
liner, which would decrease
the future cost of the operation
substantially•
Hartley agreed, explaining
that the DEQ presently requires
liners that cost roughly
$1,000,000, but that the city
is fortunate enough to be in an
area that features the type of
soil that will allow the city to
avoid the liner requirement.
"Torrington got one, and
I'm confident we can get one,"
announced Hartley.
The engineer suggested that
the city seriously consider pur-
chasing a 40-acre tract adjacent
to the current landfill for the
purpose of expanding the land-
fill, which he estimated would
add another 20 or 40 years to
the life of the operation•
He told the council that it
would cost between $150,000
to $200,000 to get the expanded
landfill up and running, and
indicated that purchasing a
bailer would extend the life
of the landfill even further.
He reported that a bailer costs
roughly $1 million but sug-
gested that if the city possessed
one it may open up other oppor-
tunities, including more recy-
cling options.
James interjected to say that
the council must keep in mind
that, "recycling is a good thing
and a political hot button, but
you can't forget that money
drives recycling."
The mayor insisted that he
is not willing to pay extra to
recycle something that has no
market, and Hartley admitted
that the city would have to pay
to haul recyclables to Denver,
and would still be unlikely
to receive any money for the
product in return.
Regardless of the challenges
presented by recycling, Hartley
suggested that there were a
number of good reasons for the
city to continue to operate its
own landfill.
"There are some real positive
aspects in going this route• We
have scales and equipment," he
professed, admitting that some
of the equipment does need to
be updated, but echoing James'
belief that the City of Newcastle
would benefit from controlling
its own costs. He also reported
that the city's landfill budget is
currently running in the black.
Councilwoman Kara Sweet
asked Hartley if Weston County
residents would still be allowed
to use the city dump, and
Hartley indicated that he felt the
Weston County Commissioners
would have to dedicate a sizable
amount of money to secure
continued use of the landfill for
county residents. He explained
that the city has been taking
county trash for some time and
assuming more of a financial
burden as a result•
"County residents think they
pay by paying at the scale,
but they don't realize they do
not pay for the monitoring and
maintenance of the landfill,"
Sweet nodded.
Councilman Roger Hespe
raised concerns over the funds
that would be required to replace
equipment at the landfill, noting
that costs for city residents are
going to have to increase either
way, and Hartley admitted that
at this point the city charges
five cents a pound across the
scale, but that number could
increase to eight cents a pound
to offset such costs.
"If we are going to operate
a landfill, the costs need to
go up," declared Hespe, but
Hartley maintained that regard-
less of which option the city
eventually chooses, the costs for
disposing of trash for Newcastle
residents will increase.
That brought the council
to the third option available,
which James described as
simply a cease and transfer,
which would require the city to
cease operation of the landfill
and construct and operate a
transfer station instead. This
would mean that the majority
of trash would not stay in
Newcastle, but it was pointed
out that a small operation
would have to be in existence
to take care of construction
debris and other items that
could not be hauled off.
"When you say cease and
transfer, there is some benefit
from a state standpoint. The
legislature is granting money
to cease and transfer. They
see all landfills as liability,"
announced Hartley. He reported
that choosing this option would
allow for the City of Newcastle
to qualify for a grant for up
to 75 percent of the costs to
close the current landfill and 75
percent of the funds needed to
build a transfer station.
Hartley asserted that tile
problem with this option is
finding a landfill to transfer ttie
trash to, and he reported that
many facilities are not willing
to sign long-term contract~.
Hartley said the one facilit~
willing to sign such an agree~-
ment is the Casper Landfill.
It has an estimated life of 50~
years, and has been suggeste~l
as an option by the Department
of Environmental Quality. ]
"They will give you ia
long-term contract, but the~e
are some initial buy in costs,~''
proclaimed Hartley, adding
that those costs right now total
$280,000 paid over a five-ye4r
span to guarantee the contracL
Under that contract, rates wi!l
never be more than what is
chafed to residents of Natron'a
County, but the buy-in co~t
does not include the 2.5 cents
per pound that will be charge[t
for the first five years (bdt
will drop to 1.8 cents p~r
pound after that)• Hartley als~
conceded that this option~-
and these costs still do not
solve for construction debriS,
tires, household appliances, qr
any other materials the Casper
Landfill will not take.
"Closure means closure.
No construction debris,~"
Hespe declared. !
Sweet asked Hartley wh~t
would be done with construd-
tion debris if that option wa~s
chosen, and Hartley replie~l
that e-waste and constructiol~
debris could be trucked tO
Casper at a separate cost. :
After the various option's
were laid out, the council
agreed that the city should
move ahead with their investi-
gation of those options so thgy
could take some steps towards
solving the solid waste disposal
for Newcastle residents, whi~e
at the same time working wi~
the new countywide district tb
produce a solution that woultd
work for all involved.
Hartley noted that ode
advantage to working with
the county district, on what-
ever option they do choose,
is the ability the county has
of passing a mill levy to help
pay the costs associated with
the chosen option• He pointed
out that most of the money
collected through the mill levy
would be paid by the railroad,
refinery and other large com-
mercial entities, and suggeste~d
that city residents would ha,~e
to be informed about the deci-
sion they will be making if'a
mill levy is put before county
voters. I
"We would have to help
show the city residents ils
importance," declared Hartley,
indicating that the mill leW
would be very important to
ensure the success of a new
operation•
"We want to work on it
in-house, but help the county
work on the mill levy also. it
is crucial in the process, and
important for people to unde~-
stand what it is for and how
much it will really cost them/'
he reasoned. +~
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Councilman Steven : Ladwig that sometimes the datesthey would like an increase in calls reporting use of
meth and :marijuana. He noted that they
a Licensed have become a more routine call for the
Tavern; to have :the motorcycle parking Building Inspector in Tiua Sundstrom, department recently, and that two cases
be an annual thing that isjust done by the which is a first for the CityofNewcastle. have even involved child welfare. In
City of Newcastle. Councilwomen Linda Stmdstrom became licen after corn- one case the department was involved in
Hunt suggested that local businesses con- pleting classes and
tinue to take the responsibility of coming priate test,
to Owens.
Kellie Taylor along with Natasha & Robert
ler would like to thank the community for showing
upport by attending the Haunted House at T&A on
een. $630 was raised completely through donation.
.$210 each w: ?onated to FCCLA, FBLA and Operation Santa.
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who made this event possible.
Newcastle Area Chamber of Commerce
Frontier Home, Ranch & Hardware
T&A Brewing Co.
Black Hills Exploralion
Spirit Halloween
FBLA
FCCLA
RPM Days
Black Hills Mobile
Deb & Stacey Block
The West End
Perkins Tavern
KASL Radio
Dillon & Erika Ramirez
Brian & Amanda Connplly
Bryan & Tricia Taylor
Caitlyn Cox
Kyah Miller
Kaden Miller
Jaidyn Wright
Abby Lacey
C~xly Pedula
Emily Sandoval
Branden Hawley
Chloe Smith
Amy Brown
LJ. Boone
Shelton Boone
Rowen Comby
Cathleen Thomas
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