Tomorrow was going to be the first day that Nez Perce County residents couldn’t use the garbage transfer station in North Lewiston. Now everything is back to normal. Commissioner Joe Gish confirmed that county residents will be allowed to use it as normal going forward.
One thing that will likely change soon is that residents of the county who get garbage collection will get a tag to hang on their rearview mirror when they enter so there’s a more accurate count of how much garbage is going in. The contract with city is based on percent of weight. Right now it’s estimated to be 12% coming from the county and the rest from Lewiston and other city residents.
Commissioner Gish says he doesn’t doubt the numbers, but he wants something more than an estimate. Another possible change would be a separate scale for county-collection vehicles to go over that will keep an independent count.
If the commission goes forward with the hang tags, it could be in the next month or two. Once county residents have one, it should remove the need to show proof of residency.
