Board adopts solid-waste tipping fee ordinance; attorney cites state code limits
The board approved a solid-waste tipping-fee ordinance that raises rates to recover disposal costs — including $80/ton for general waste and $100/ton for tires — and includes a penalty provision for nonresidents. County Attorney Tyler cited Virginia Code 15.2-2159 as the legal basis limiting fees to county disposal costs.
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The Russell County Board of Supervisors approved a draft ordinance Aug. 3 to impose tipping fees at the county transfer station, with the stated purpose of recovering the county’s actual disposal costs. County Attorney Tyler explained that Virginia Code Section 15.2-2159 — applicable to eight counties including Russell — authorizes localities to adopt such fees but caps them at the county’s incurred disposal costs.
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