While changes may be coming soon for the Talkeetna Solid Waste Transfer Site, the top borough official in the Public Works Department says the current plans do not include closure.
Currently, the borough solid waste division operates at a significant deficit. The division is set up as an enterprise fund, which means that it should, in theory, pay for itself. Since that is not currently happening, Public Works Director Terry Dolan says the Mat-Su Borough Assembly has directed him to look at other options for the transfer sites.
One option being considered at the direction of the assembly is privatization of the sites. Terry Dolan says that the Solid Waste Division is discussing options with the Talkeetna Community Council, and that the community’s needs have to be taken into account. He says that’s because the elected members of the borough assembly have final say over any change in the structure of the division.
For now, the Talkeetna Transfer Site will operate the same way it has for years, and while change is coming, it will likely take some time.
