Thank you for your interest in this important Task Force! This group will be helping guide proposed changes at the Front Range Landfill within the Town of Erie. The community members who made up the Task Force met with a facilitator, Town staff, and staff from Waste Connections from April through October 2024.

The Task Force had a main priority of creating recommendations related to the future of the landfill property with the idea that Waste Connections may eventually come forward asking for updates to the landfill footprint and operations.

Final Recommendations from the Task Force

In a meeting with the Town Council on Nov. 19, 2024, the Task Force presented a list of recommendations. Please see the information below to review all recommendations in detail:

• Detailed List of Recommendations
• Task Force Presentation
• Recorded Meeting

A short summary of recommendations:

Entrance and Hauling Routes

• Relocate the FRL entrance to CR-6 between CR-5 and CR-7.
• Implement roadway improvements to reduce traffic congestion related to the new entrance.
• Require certain haulers to use designated routes when accessing FRL.
• Enforce restrictions on Hauler routes.
• Implement safety improvements on the roads surrounding the FRL, especially around the new entrance and at intersections along designated hauling routes and adjacent to the new entrance.

Maintenance Yard Land Exchange

• Relocate Waste Connections’ off-site vehicle maintenance yard, located on East County Line Road, to the Town-owned parcel of land at the northeast corner of the FRL, with the Town taking ownership of the current maintenance yard location.
• Implement a land exchange between the Town and Waste Connections to facilitate the relocation of the maintenance yard.

Landfill Footprint and Phasing – West Side

• Change the FRL permitted footprint on the west side to include the 3.8-acre notch if a satisfactory review of the plugged and abandoned oil and gas well is completed and a monitoring plan is established to ensure health and environmental safety.
• Accelerate closing the FRL’s west side and develop the first phase of a trails system on the site.

Landfill Footprint and Phasing – East Side

• Change the FRL permitted footprint on the east side to include 36-acres within the FRL property and increase the buffer between the east limits of the waste footprint and County Road 7 by decreasing the permitted limit of waste by 5 acres on the east side for a net increase of ~31 acres.
• Relocate and increase the storage capacity of the Town of Erie water tanks in the southeastern quadrant of the FRL property.

Community Benefits

• Expand renewable energy sources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and introduce waste diversion options.
• Develop recreational trails and outdoor opportunities, and safe access to them.
• Plant native vegetation and foster an environment that supports wildlife.
• Continue to partner with the Erie community for ongoing input into community-facing initiatives.

Task Force Members

See information at the bottom of the page to learn how members for the Task Force were chosen. And watch the Council approve a final member of the Task Force on March 12.

Public Comment & Questions

The public was asked to share comments throughout the Task Force meeting process. The questions below were read by the Task Force members and addressed in the public meetings.