IRON MOUNTAIN — A private landfill in Breitung Township wants changes in Dickinson County’s solid waste management plan, nearly six years after Quinnesec residents convinced the county board to disallow any broader operation.

A new request from Niagara Development was referred Monday to the Dickinson County Solid Waste Management Planning Committee. The county board has a final say on any recommendations that might come from the panel, Controller Brian Bousley said.

Details of the modifications weren’t discussed and the request was a late addition to the county board’s agenda.

Bousley explained the landfill isn’t getting enough waste from its main client, Grede Holdings LLC in Kingsford. “They’re looking at other options,” he said.

More than a decade ago, Niagara Development acquired the former NewPage paper mill in Niagara, Wis., and other assets, including the mill’s landfill property in Breitung Township. Under Niagara Development’s ownership, a state-approved solid waste plan allows Type III wastes from Dickinson County to go into the landfill on Kimberly Road — mainly foundry sand from Kingsford — with no limits on traffic.

In late 2016, the planning committee proposed an amendment to allow the importation of Type III — low-hazard industrial and demolition — wastes from across the Upper Peninsula. The change would have allowed 15 truckloads per day, with each truck carrying no more than 24 tons.

The county board, however, rejected the plan after hearing residents say truck traffic through Quinnesec was already extreme. The possibility of a new access point for the landfill was discussed, but nothing materialized.

The planning committee, meanwhile, has been largely dormant, though the county board Monday updated some appointments through June 1, 2025.

Reappointed were Ray Anderson and Tony Edlebeck, representing the solid waste management industry; Mark Gregory, representing industrial waste generators; Amber Butterfield, environmental interest group; Commissioner Barbara Kramer, county government; Jordan Stanchina, city government; and William Rice, general public. Steve Mulka, township government, is a new appointee.

Two general public vacancies remain, along with two in solid waste management, and one each in regional planning and environmental interest.

In other action, the county board:

— Allocated $25,000 to the Dickinson County Fair Board to be used exclusively for 4-H programs in 2022. The 4-H money was budgeted in December after Paul Putnam, Michigan State University-Extension District 1 director in the Upper Peninsula, approached the board to seek up to $70,000 for 4-H and other Extension education programs. It marked the county’s first commitment to the youth development organization since 2015. Talks with Putnam again took place during a finance meeting Thursday, but the board opted Monday to bypass the Extension and instead go through the fair board. The motion was presented by Commissioner Joe Stevens and there was no dissent. Commissioner John Degenaer Jr., who chairs the fair board, abstained.

— Confirmed the Lake Antoine Park campground is scheduled to reopen this weekend. The campground was closed during all of 2021 for water system improvements that now await a final health inspection. For reservations, go to https://www.dickinsoncountymi.gov/.

— Reappointed Sarah Venditti and Jason Asselin to three-year terms on the Fumee Lake Commission. Michael Halley was also an applicant. Venditti received unanimous support while Chairman Henry Wender cast the one vote for Halley.

— Approved a request from American Legion Post 50 to sell beer and wine at a July 23 veterans picnic at Lake Antoine Park provided insurance and licensing requirements are met.