Yakima County closes second public hearing on proposed solid waste fee increases
Yakima County held a second public hearing on Sept. 15 to consider changes to the Solid Waste Fee Schedule, including disposal rate increases and new environmental compliance and landfill-closure assurance surcharges; Public Services presented and no public comments were received. The board voted to close the hearing and move the item to resolution at a future meeting.
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Yakima County held the second of two public hearings Sept. 15 on proposed revisions to its Solid Waste Fee Schedule, which would raise disposal rates and add an Environmental Compliance Surcharge and a Landfill Closure Assurance Fee. Sanjay Barik of Public Services told the board the department is aware of the potential impacts on residents, businesses and commercial haulers and reiterated the rationale for the proposed changes.
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