Negotiations break down over county trash issue

The Bennett Road transfer station can't be used to permanently dispose of household waste until the state certifies the property again. Elmore County is actively exploring the process of reopening the landfill, but the process will likely take close to a year to complete. Currently, the transfer station is only used to transfer trash from local trash hauling services to the regional landfill on Simco Road.

by Tim Bondy

Mountain Home News

Tense contract negotiation between the county commissioners and Idaho Waste Systems broke down during a meeting Thursday afternoon over a number of landfill and trash fee issues.

Buzz Grant, legal council for the county commissioners, said four of the six main points in the recent contract negotiations became sticking points with Jack Yarbrough, whose company owns the regional landfill on Simco Road.

Yarbrough's company also runs the county's garbage transfer station on Bennett Road.