Cattle in the landfill

Cattle have been getting inside the Saratoga Landfill due, in part, to cattle guards that are not maximized for functionality. Randy Raymer arrived to the Upper Platte Valley Solid Waste Disposal District (Landfill Board) meeting on Aug. 5 with copies of an illustration that shows the pattern of cattle guards and how they could be arranged to protect the landfill. The Bureau of Land Management and Silver Spur Ranch own fences and cattle guards in the area, so the landfill board must work in cooperation with them.

The Landfill Board members approved a motion to cooperate with the town and share...