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Landfill north of Columbus may close within a year Forst said Hilderbrand mischaracterized his statement.
Baker said all the trash would be taken to the Galena transfer station when the landfill closes. “We’ll always have a place to take the garbage,” Baker said. “It’s just going to cost us more, right?” said Carl Hayes, with the Cherokee County Health Department. Hayes said he had done a review of the county’s contract with the landfill. He said the landfill had not supplied what is known as a “useful life report” that is required to be submitted routinely, but not less frequently than annually. “Nobody’s asked for it in the last five years,” Forst said. “We shouldn’t have to,” Hayes said. “It’s in the contract. I mean, we’re kind of in a bind here.” Also upset by the news was Columbus City Superintendent Jim Burton, who was at the meeting. “Closing the landfill would affect us a hell of a lot,” Burton said. “We take our trash there.” He said the city budget is being prepared, and that it is important to know as soon as possible if the landfill is scheduled for closure. Baker said better communication may have lessened the tension. “We’re in business to do business,” Baker said. 
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