For over a year, we have been trying to persuade Flathead County officials to keep green box waste collection sites open in rural areas. We argue that closing collection sites will constitute a tax increase, as the solid waste fee will remain the same but collection services will be removed.
I attended the July 23 meeting of the Flathead County Solid Waste Board. I was pleased about its decision to extend the timeline for Bigfork’s effort to preserve and improve its solid-waste collection site.
I just spent a frustrating half hour on the phone with Jim, a director at the Flathead County Landfill who recited to me numerous reasons why he intends to close the Bigfork dumpsite on Montana 83. His main argument is that the site gets a lot of use. Really? It …
I just spent a frustrating half hour on the phone with Jim, a director at the Flathead County Landfill who recited to me numerous reasons why he intends to close the Bigfork dumpsite on Montana 83. His main argument is that the site gets a lot of use. Really? It …
I just spent a frustrating half hour on the phone with Jim, a director at the Flathead County Landfill who recited to me numerous reasons why he intends to close the Bigfork dumpsite on Montana 83. His main argument is that the site gets a lot of use. Really? It …
