Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District discussed a host agreement with GFL Environmental during a board meeting Tuesday.
The agreement is related to the county's landfill, which GFL owns. KCSWMD Executive Director Tom Ganser said the agreement is in GFL's hands. He and city attorney Scott Reust will meet with GFL representatives to further discuss terms sometime during the first week of December. Ganser told board members they were welcome to attend the meeting as well.
"The highlight is we're not agreeing to any top-level okaying of any policy or procedures without your respective community positions approving it," said Ganser.
Board member Cary Groninger said county commissioners received a complaint from a resident about mud being tracked onto East CR 800S from the landfill. Ganser said he's been in contact with both the resident and the landfill, traveling to the landfill every time a complaint is received and compiling video evidence.
"I'm doing whatever I can from my perspective to help out," said Ganser. "I've gotten response from (the landfill) so far (on the issue). And the other day, when I went down there, it was the eastbound lanes of 800S, and when I got out of the car, it was manure on the road. If it's more than one person (with a complaint), I can further convey that, but I've only been in contact with one person."
Reust said GFL's initial proposed agreement included language about the board agreeing to support any future matters related to the landfill's expansion.
"We axed that out of the agreement because this board can't even pre-agree to zoning or any of those kinds of issues," said Reust.
The board's next regular meeting is at 11 a.m. Dec. 17.