MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
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Northeast Recycling and Transfer Station (NERTS)
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Project Introduction to Council from Pat McLaughlin, King County Solid Waste Director. Receive information and provide feedback to King County.
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Dave Juarez, Public Works Director 425-556-2733
Aaron Moldver, Environmental Programs Supervisor 425-556-2756
Nina Rivkin, Chief Policy Advisor 425-556-2103
Jill Smith, Communications and Marketing Supervisor 425-556-2448
Judy Fani, Principal Planner 425-556-2406
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
This briefing is for information only to update Council on the Northeast Recycling and Transfer Station (NERTS) project background and proposed project schedule.
King County manages solid waste for 37 cities located within the County as well as all the unincorporated areas of the County. King County's 2019 Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan (Plan) sets strategies for managing solid waste in King County on a 20-year planning horizon and is updated every six years. The Plan sets policies for operation of the solid waste system including long-range disposal options and identifies required upgrades to the County system including transfer stations. The Plan was most recently updated and approved by the cities (including Redmond) in 2019.
King County's transfer station system includes six urban transfer stations geographically located throughout the County along with four rural transfer stations. Of the six urban transfer stations, the Houghton station is the last station that is planned to be replaced or upgraded with a modern design to include compaction and recycling facilities. The Plan recommends providing a new, modern recycling and transfer facility in the Northeast part of the county, to serve Kirkland, Redmond, Sammamish, Woodinville and unincorporated areas and to replace the aging Hought...
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