Dirt in the works

Moorcroft Public Works has hired Dan Hart of Upton to move the large mounds of dirt at the municipal landfill nearer to the operating portion of the expansion. The dirt is needed to cover the open face often and to a certain depth to mitigate flying debris.

"We're moving it from our over burden pile over to where we can cover it," department director Cory reasons. "We usually do it with a loader and trucks, but we just need to get a bunch of dirt over there so it's easier to access."

The council approved the amount of $9000 to further this effort of reaching and maintaining compliance with DEQ standards at their January meeting after Mayor Ben Glenn conversed with Allison to ascertain the origins of said funding from the department's budget.

Glenn said of the requested $9000, "I believe that will move more dirt than we would have to use in a year; about 300 yards a day, probably; the equivalent of 35 dump truck loads."

Three crewmen from public works were previously moving dirt as needed from the current location, but have been unable keep up with the demand in a timely manner, thus failing inspection.

However, the crew will continue to work with the equipment on hand until the contractor, Hart can begin moving dirt on Tuesday, February 15. Allison anticipates approximately two days working with Hart to the enough dirt nearer the open space needing covered.