By Jim Reece -

Amador County Supervisors last week approved a request by ACES Waste Service to switch transfer stations for the deposit of its Jackson garbage routes. The switch will allow ACES to take 40 tons of waste a week to a Pine Grove transfer station, instead of to the Buena Vista Landfill. Jason Craft of Amador Disposal Service Inc. said the loss of tonnage could cause a fee hike at his landfill, but the hike could mean out-of-county haulers would simply take their waste elsewhere. Supervisor Brian Oneto asked Craft if Amador Disposal also took its hauled waste to a different location, from El Dorado to Calaveras County, because it was more convenient. Craft acknowledged that was true. ACES owner Paul Molinelli Sr. said his company “was just trying to increase our cash flow,” with high fuel prices causing the need to make the hauling changes. The change would affect only waste picked up from customers in Jackson. A resident asked if the change would increase the number of trucks at the Pine Grove transfer station. Molinelli said it would increase trucks going out by 2 per week – that is, two 20-ton truck going out per week. He said it would have no additional trucks going into the station. The board passed the contract amendment with a 5-0 vote.