Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, February 26, 1991 TAG: 9102260364
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: JOEL TURNER MUNICIPAL WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
The sites have not been made public.
About a dozen potential sites were identified earlier, but city planners and a citizens' advisory committee are reviewing data on the three sites that are considered to be the most desirable, according to Kit Kiser, city director of utilities and operations.
The new landfill will be at Smith Gap in Roanoke County near the Montgomery County boundary, but the transfer station is expected to be in the city.
About 150 vehicles travel daily to the current regional landfill near the Blue Ridge Parkway in eastern Roanoke County.
The city Planning Commission's long-range planning committee and a citizens' advisory committee have developed criteria for ranking the sites. The committee will rank them and send the information to top city administrators and City Council, which will select one. Council will hold a public hearing on the commission's choice before any final decision is made.
Also, the city also must obtain a permit for the transfer station from the state Department of Waste Management.
Consultants have completed a study of transportation costs for hauling trash to the new landfill, but they did not recommend a site for the station.
The cost for transporting trash by train is estimated at $20 a ton, pushing the total disposal expense at the new facility to $55 a ton - 2 1/2 times the cost at the current landfill.
County officials are negotiating a long-term contract with NS to haul the trash.
by CNB