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JOHNSTOWN Fulton County is ready to commence engineering for the county landfill’s planned massive vertical expansion project.
Department of Solid Waste Director David Rhodes informed the Board of Supervisors’ Public Works Committee recently that he is ready to distribute requests for proposal for engineering the project. The committee authorized the RFP, which the full board will review Monday. Proposals would be due Feb. 24, with the county awarding a bid in March.
“We’d like to get that going as soon as possible,” Rhodes said.
Engineering for the landfill expansion is included in the county’s 2021 Capital Plan, an estimated $80,000 expenditure. The RFP was developed by Rhodes.
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JOHNSTOWN Fulton County supervisors on Monday rejected the city of Gloversville’s request for the county to pay the city for recyclables collection.
County officials said the plan didn’t make sense fiscally for the county or the city, and there was no desire to alter the county’s Local Solid Waste Management Law.
Gloversville’s request was reviewed Monday by the Fulton County Board of Supervisors’ Public Works Committee. County Department of Solid Waste Director David Rhodes said the county received a Dec. 10 letter from Gloversville Mayor Vincent DeSantis that “presumes” savings for the county.
The letter to county Administrative Officer Jon Stead noted the city is “exploring the possibility of contracting for weekly trash collection with a private vendor.”