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Council unable to finish out landfill project

The Sundance City Council was not able to put the finishing touches on the landfill closure project last week due to a delay in resolving the finances. Negotiations are ongoing regarding a remobilization fee “far exceeding” what the Department of Environmental Quality is willing to fund, said Jeff Young of Trihydro on Tuesday.

Young had originally wanted to complete the project from a financial standpoint, but discussion was ongoing at the time of the meeting between the DEQ, contractors and city engineers. On the other hand, he said, a completion walkthrough was performed on November 6...