Committee approves routine reports; staff to issue resident drop-off card plan and confirms no expansion construction in 2026

The Franklin City Waste Management Monitoring Committee approved minutes, a financial report, and staff reports, and received operational updates including the residential yard’s new Wednesday closure and a proposal to issue resident drop-off passes.

Procedural approvals: The chair asked for and received motions to approve the minutes from Dec. 23 and the financial report; both passed by voice votes. Joe Spears presented the well sampling report and confirmed the sampling contract was signed; the committee moved, seconded, and approved the sampling report.

Construction schedule: Staff reported there will be no landfill expansion construction in 2026 and that work is planned for 2027. In the meeting, an operations speaker stated, “There won't be any expansion construction this year. It'll be next year in 2027.”

Operations and resident access: Operations staff reported the residential yard is closed on Wednesdays and that staff updated voicemail recordings and Google listings to notify residents. The committee discussed issuing a bright-colored resident pass or handout card — distributed with tax statements or registration — to allow residents to show proof of local disposal privileges instead of scanning IDs. Members acknowledged potential misuse (passing a card to another person) but noted local municipalities have used similar systems successfully.

Outcome and follow up: The committee approved the waste management report by voice vote. Staff agreed to draft a plan for resident passes and to continue monitoring the Wednesday closure for resident confusion complaints; they will return with implementation details.