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As to which option is best — having a county employee or contracting with a licensed landfill operator — “the most important consideration is having a person on-site who is multitalented and self-motivated,” the engineer said.
The landfill operator’s duties will include more than depositing the refuse in the lined trench and covering it with dirt; the operator will also be “cutting trees, digging up stumps, servicing the machines, hauling dirt, hauling scrap metal, dealing with the public, maintaining the convenience area . . . keeping the roads passable, applying stone where it’s needed. And he must keep in mind how the continued excavation will occur . . . You need an all-around hustler,” Mr. Joyce told the supervisors. “But I think it can be done with the right kind of person.”
“You’re not envisioning one man doing this?” asked Col. Bingham. “It’s impossible! What happens when he gets sick? Who’s going to watch the gate when he’s on the ’dozer?”
“Maybe he’ll need a helper, very part-time, at certain times of the year,” Mr. Joyce conceded. But he pointed out that Warren County’s landfill, which handles 50 tons of trash daily, is operated by one man, “and he does a terrific job.” The engineer noted that the gates can be opened at specified, regular hours and closed during the one to two hours per day it will take to put the refuse in the trenches and apply the dirt cover, and during any additional time devoted to site improvements.
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