BEND,OR ---  The Deschutes County Commissioners have agreed to move forward on examining whether a former landfill could be used by OSU Cascades.

The commissioners unanimously agreed to a non binding agreement Monday between the county and college.

OSU Cascades Vice President Becky Johnson says the college is keeping their options open.

"I think there are a lot of win-wins here.  If we can find a way to clean this up and as a representative of OSU we're uniquely situated to bring some expertise to this.  The Dean of the College of Engineering plans to bring out his best faculty to think out of the box."

The assessment of the former landfill is expected to take up to two years.