AGENDA: Marion County to consider paying Covanta to process waste

Courthouse Square, where Marion County Commissioners meet. (Caleb Wolfe/Salem Reporter files)

Marion County’s current contract with Covanta Marion is set to expire in September. County commissioners on Wednesday will consider a new deal to send liquid waste to the incinerator in the coming months.

Documents filed ahead of the meeting show the county would send about 2.8 million gallons by the contract’s end and pay the incinerator 15 cents per gallon. The move requires…