Council to try new animal waste solution

The City of Sundance intends to scrap its pilot program to compost dead animal waste and move ahead with a plan to store and transfer offal instead. The decision was made at a special meeting over lunch on Tuesday with representatives from the Department of Environmental Quality in attendance.

Dead animal waste became an issue in the first place due to the city’s attempts to secure a permit for a new construction and debris pit. This will mean following current DEQ rules on how to dispose of offal.

According to Public Works Director Mac Erickson, the city launched a pilot program around a year...