County Land Commissioner Mark "Chip" Lohmeier said this was the county’s fourth request to acquire former Potlatch land – and probably the last. “After this, we’ll have those lands that we were interested in.”
Hubbard County Solid Waste Administrator Josh Holte said the proposed third-party study is in response to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) request for PFAS sampling.
Hubbard County, along with nine other counties, is applying for Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. . It’s funded through $275 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.