HOUGHTON – The solid waste transfer station, located in Atlantic Mine, owned and operated by Houghton County, is one of five properties being looked at by the Houghton County-Held Properties Committee.

Materials Management Manager Curt Judson, a member of the committee, discussed the benefits and liabilities of the county’s ownership of the facility.

“The pros are the fact that we’re able to provide a service for the residents of Houghton County and surrounding counties as a feasible way of getting rid of their trash,” he said.

The con is that if the facility is privatized, the facility’s rates will be substantially increased, Judson said, “because they are for-profit centers.”

Judson said the transfer station is generating enough revenue to cover its expenses plus purchasing or replac

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