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- Sustainable Materials Management Plan task force to share recommendations for slashing solid waste
A task force assembled by Benton County has concluded the first phase of work on a regional Sustainable Materials Management Plan. Representatives of the group will present their findings to the Benton County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, June 17 in a meeting scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. The meeting will be held at… Read more: Sustainable Materials Management Plan task force to share recommendations for slashing solid waste - Commissioner Gabe Shepherd to hold town hall meetings throughout Benton CountyBenton County Commissioner Gabe Shepherd has announced a schedule of summer town halls throughout the County. Eight meetings have been scheduled for June through August. Each hour-long town hall will give community members an opportunity to get to know the County’s newest commissioner, ask questions and voice concerns. Commissioner Shepherd invites the public to join… Read more: Commissioner Gabe Shepherd to hold town hall meetings throughout Benton County
- Benton County Budget Committee approves 2025-27 biennium budgetThe Benton County Budget Committee closed a week of budget hearings on May 30 by approving the proposed 2025-27 budget with just four amendments. Financial Services staff are preparing the approved budget document for a final public hearing on June 17 before the Board of Commissioners. At the conclusion of the public hearing, the BOC… Read more: Benton County Budget Committee approves 2025-27 biennium budget
- Benton County and Republic Services host webinar to explain upcoming recycling changes
Benton County and Republic Services are partnering to host a webinar about statewide changes to recycling guidelines and access set to take effect on July 1. Anyone can register through Zoom to watch the virtual presentation scheduled for Tuesday, June 10 from 6-7 p.m. All community members are invited to participate and learn how Oregon’s… Read more: Benton County and Republic Services host webinar to explain upcoming recycling changes - Benton County announces additional meetings in landfill expansion hearingThe Benton County Planning Division announces several additional dates for the continuation of the public hearing on LU-24-027, Republic Services’ proposed expansion of the Coffin Butte Landfill. The initial timeline for the public hearing before the Planning Commission included three days for presentations and public testimony on April 29 and May 1 and 6. A… Read more: Benton County announces additional meetings in landfill expansion hearing
- Benton County seeks volunteers for advisory boards and committees
Benton County government relies on more than a dozen citizen-led advisory boards and committees to help shape policies and make informed decisions. The Board of Commissioners invites community members to apply to fill current vacancies in five of the advisory groups. Applicants will be interviewed by the Board of Commissioners, and those who are selected… Read more: Benton County seeks volunteers for advisory boards and committees - Benton County extends public hearing on proposed landfill expansionThe Benton County Planning Commission has added a supplemental day to hear verbal public testimony on Republic Services’ application for the proposed expansion of the Coffin Butte Landfill. The public hearing was continued — that is, postponed to a future date — at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, and will resume at 6 p.m.… Read more: Benton County extends public hearing on proposed landfill expansion
- Landfill Hearing recordings, dates and testimony deadlinesThe Public Hearing on LU-24-027, Republic Services’ application for the proposed expansion of the Coffin Butte Landfill, began on Tuesday, April 29. The Benton County Planning Commission scheduled four meetings for the hearing. It is open to the public in the Holmes & Shipley Meeting Room on the first floor of the County’s Kalapuya Building… Read more: Landfill Hearing recordings, dates and testimony deadlines
- Landfill Hearing: Day 1 recording and recap; what to expect on Day 2Day 1 recap The Public Hearing on LU-24-027, Republic Services’ application for the proposed expansion of the Coffin Butte Landfill, began on Tuesday, April 29. Benton County Planning Commission Chair Nicholas Fowler started the meeting at 6 p.m. The County’s Planning Division presented the staff report. Planning Commission members asked many follow-up questions that were… Read more: Landfill Hearing: Day 1 recording and recap; what to expect on Day 2
- Benton County statement about LU-24-027 public written testimonyThe staff report for LU-24-027 was published by the Benton County Planning Division on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Public written testimony is one of the addenda/exhibits included with this report. The large amount of content submitted as written testimony was more than the Munidocs platform could support. When the County realized that the initial compilation… Read more: Benton County statement about LU-24-027 public written testimony