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Kittitas County Transfer Station <br /> Community Meeting Summary <br /> <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />Display Boards <br />• Display boards were developed to provide detailed information on: <br />o The project overview and purpose <br />o Siting process and anticipated schedule <br />o Preliminary siting criteria <br />o Public involvement opportunities <br />o Community values and concerns <br /> <br />Feedback <br />At the meeting, eight comment forms were submitted. The project team continued to receive feedback <br />until June 30 on the project website (participate online). Following June 30, the questions were removed <br />from the Feedback page. <br /> <br />Question and Answers <br />Q1. Need to consider range fires during siting/design of facility. <br />A1. The project team will consider range fires during the siting and design process. <br /> <br />Q2. Where is the garbage collected at the transfer station disposed? <br />A2. Solid Waste collected at the current transfer station is hauled to Waste Management Inc.’s <br /> landfill located in Wenatchee. The landfill has a permitted life of over 100 years. <br /> <br />Q3. How big is the existing site? <br />A3. Approximately 9 acres. <br /> <br />Q4. What growth increases were used to calculate projected tonnages and traffic counts? <br />A4. The projected traffic and tonnages accounts assumed a 30 year facility design life, population <br />projections prepared by Washington State’s Office of Financial Mangement, and 2015 and 2016 <br />scalehouse data from the existing facility. <br /> <br />Q5. How will the project be financed? <br />A5. The Kittitas County solid waste program operates as an enterprise fund and revenue is <br />generated by charging tipping (dumping) fees at the Cle Elum and Ellensburg Transfer Stations. <br />Portions of the tipping fees have already been set aside to pay for a new facility, but that isn’t <br />enough. In addition, the County will likely use other financing mechanisms to develop the <br />facility. <br /> <br />Q6. Will property taxes be raised to pay for the new facility? <br />A6. No. Property taxes are not used to operate the current system and property taxes will not be <br />raised to pay for the new facility. The facility will be financed by using portions of the tipping fee <br />and other financing methods. <br /> <br />Q7. How many times has the existing station experienced floods? <br />A7. The transfer station has been completely closed approximately five times since opening in 2000 <br />due to flooding. The composting and white goods areas have been closed more frequently than