Board of Commissioners to adopt landfill expansion decision on Nov. 17

The Benton County Board of Commissioners will finalize their decision and adopt findings to approve the proposed expansion of the Coffin Butte Landfill on Monday, Nov. 17 at 9 a.m. Community members can attend the meeting in the Holmes & Shipley meeting room of the Kalapuya Building at 4500 SW Research Way in Corvallis.

Because the record of the hearing is closed, no public testimony will be taken.

The application for the proposed expansion came before the Board of Commissioners after Republic Services appealed the County Planning Commission’s decision to deny the application. In a public hearing held October 22-23, the Board considered evidence from the Planning Commission hearing and new evidence submitted since the appeal was filed on Aug. 12.

The Board met on Nov. 4 for deliberations. In a meeting lasting just over an hour, they voted two to one to approve the application with some modifications to the conditions of approval outlined in the staff report published Oct. 15.

County staff are creating a final written decision document which will include findings and justification for the decision. The decision will be final once the decision document is adopted on Nov. 17.

Adoption of the decision will take place in a regular Board of Commissioners meeting. It will be one item on a full agenda of Board business. The meeting is being held on a Monday rather than the usual Tuesday to accommodate the schedule of the annual Oregon Association of Counties conference.

See the Board of Commissioners Meeting Portal for the meeting agenda (to be published by close of business on Thursday, Nov. 13) and a link for remote viewing.

For more information about the land use decision process and the application for landfill expansion, visit bentoncountyor.gov/coffin-butte-landfill/.