FARGO (AP) - City commissioners next week are expected to authorize a study of how accepting about 200 tons of garbage per day from the Grand Forks area would affect the city's landfill.

The Grand Forks landfill is set to close next year. Mayor Michael Brown has asked Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker that Fargo consider accepting Grand Forks garbage for at least three years while the city explores its options.

Fargo Enterprise Director Bruce Grubb said the plan would trim 18 months off the landfill's projected life span of 17.3 years, but also could generate $2 million annually for Fargo.

"Conceivably, that additional revenue … would be put to work for the benefit of Fargo residents," he said.

Grand Forks has been looking for a new landfill site for more than 10 years, Brown wrote in a May 30 letter to Walaker. The current landfill near the airport is almost full and will close Oct. 1, 2008.

In April, Grand Forks lost its court appeal against Turtle River Township, which denied zoning for a landfill near Manvel. The City Council decided in May not to appeal to the North Dakota Supreme Court.

Grand Forks is now looking at other options, including a landfill that might be constructed by a private developer, said Todd Feland, the city's public works director.