Deschutes County Landfill Plans Fall Through
The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners announced on March 19 that its plans to purchase a new landfill site fell through. In July, the Board voted to select the “Moon Pit” site as the preferred location for the County’s next landfill.
After months of negotiations between the County and the counsel for Hooker Creek’s “Moon Pit” property, Deschutes County staff members said the two parties couldn’t come to an understanding.
“I think ultimately the issues were a desire for a very quick closing on the part of the seller, and not enough time or ability for the county to conduct its due diligence,” Stephanie Marshall, a member of the County’s legal counsel, said at the March 19 meeting.
A new solid waste facility will be needed once Knott Landfill reaches capacity in 2029. Moving forward, Deschutes County staff will provide a recommendation to commissioners identifying other sites that could be further studied.
—Julianna LaFollette
11 million
—No government can withstand a challenge from 3.5% of its population; in the U.S., that’s 11 million Americans — from Ellen Waterston’s The Third Act column, “Just Sayin‘”
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—Matt White of Beachcrest Brewing Company, from the Go Here story, “A Quarter Century of Finders Keepers on the Coast”
This article appears in The Source Weekly March 27, 2025.
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