Mahoning commissioners approve Springfield Township landfill agreement

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County commissioners approved this morning a host agreement with Mahoning Landfill Inc. and the Springfield Township trustees concerning operation and future expansion of the landfill, which is located on Garfield Road in that township.

The six-year agreement will help fund a new 14,000-square-foot township fire station at Middletown and Unity roads.

The Waste Management landfill has been operating for the past 29 years.

The Springfield Township trustees unanimously approved the agreement Aug. 12.

The agreement among the township, the county commissioners and the county’s Solid Waste Management District calls for the landfill to pay 10 cents per ton to the county on all waste disposed at the facility.

If the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency approves the expansion, the county’s rate will rise to 25 cents a ton.

The township will receive 25 cents per ton of waste disposed of there, with an increase to 50 cents per ton beginning Jan. 1.

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