PAZ Design 8/27/26 PAZ Design 8/27/26

Coffin Butte Expansion Appeal Process

Republic Services appealed the Commissioners’ denial to LUBA on March 17. Valley Neighbors for Environmental Quality and Safety and others filed to intervene and bolster County's denial in early April. It is unknown how long the LUBA process will take; there are many steps remaining.

Patricia A Wheeler 10/9/25 Patricia A Wheeler 10/9/25

Benton County announces dates for public hearing on appeal of landfill decision

Benton County has scheduled a public hearing before the Board of Commissioners for the appeal of the decision to deny expansion of the Coffin Butte Landfill. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 22 with a planned continuance on Thursday, Oct. 23, from 5:30-10 p.m. at the Benton County Fairgrounds Auditorium, 110 SW 53rd Street in Corvallis.

Patricia A Wheeler 8/30/25 Patricia A Wheeler 8/30/25

Coffin Butte Landfill Expansion Update

Republic Services appealed the Benton County Planning Commission’s unanimous denial, so now there will be a NEW public hearing, this time before the elected Board of Commissioners. This new hearing is expected to be sometime in October.

PAZ Design 5/30/25 PAZ Design 5/30/25

Coffin Butte Expansion

The following is the letter that the Friends of Polk County sent to the Benton County Planning Commission. Although the Coffin Butte landfill is in Benton County, the landfill significantly affects nearby Polk County and the Willamette Valley.