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MULCH MAKERS – Brian Stephens and equipment operator Patrick Ponzoha move a load of yard waste from Mount Vernon at the La Conner compost facility. The yard waste will become compost for local gardens. – Photo by Kane Stokes
La Conner locals who love getting free compost from the bin on Chilberg Road will be pleased to know that the program is going strong after 17 years.
The Town Council recently approved a two-year contact to process yard waste from Mount Vernon at the La Conner water treatment plant.
The mutually beneficial deal helps support the program that allows the public to grab some free soil amendment for their yards and gardens.
“It reduces Mount Vernon’s costs and decreases what we have to spend on buying woodchips,” said plant manager Kelly Wynn, of Water and Wastewater Services.
Wynn originally bega...
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