Why does the plan support selling off assets?
The sale of assets would also lower SPSA’s outstanding debt, which equals 40% of its annual budget. This could allow the tipping fee to be lowered. The member localities of SPSA commissioned a study in 2008 to look at what SPSA might look like after the current contracts expire in 2018. The study determined that working together was cost efficient. In looking at SPSA operations, it was clear that perhaps a contract-only agency might be more suited to the members’ needs. The assets potentially to be sold are not needed to accommodate the amount of waste SPSA accepts now or in the foreseeable future.
