Solid Waste to host customer input open house on Material Recycling Facility building

The City of Columbia Solid Waste Utility will host a customer input open house to discuss the construction of a new Material Recycling Facility (MRF) building.

Attendees can arrive any time between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., Oct. 7, at the Activities and Recreation Center, 1701 West Ash St. This is a "come and go" event with no formal presentation. At this event, the public will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage with City staff and submit comments.

An EF-1 tornado touched down on April 20 in north Columbia near the City's landfill property, destroying the MRF, where City employees would sort recyclable material for baling and sale. After making necessary repairs to the sorting and baling equipment, the Solid Waste Utility plans to proceed with constructing a new building to replace the damaged structure.

In the meantime, the City is looking to construct a temporary building that will protect the equipment, employees and recyclable materials from the weather.

For more information or to leave questions or comments online, please visit the project page at BeHeard.CoMo.gov.

Members of the public may attend any open meeting. For requests for accommodations related to disability, please call 573.874.CITY (2489) or email [email protected]. In order to assist staff in making the appropriate arrangements for your accommodation, please make your request as far in advance of the posted meeting date as possible.

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