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Snellville adopts $16.9 million budget and a $20 monthly residential solid-waste fee
Summary
The Snellville mayor and council on June 9 approved the fiscal year 2025–26 budget, a change to the city’s solid-waste ordinance and a $20-per-month residential collection fee; the council also approved a 3% contract increase requested by Waste Management.
The Snellville mayor and council adopted a $16.9 million fiscal year 2025–26 budget and approved a new $20-per-month residential solid-waste fee at their June 9 meeting in Snellville City Hall. The council voted unanimously on all motions (6–0).
City leaders said the package is intended to keep the city’s sanitation enterprise fund solvent and preserve municipal services without increasing the millage rate. Mayor Barbara Bender and staff told the council the budget will draw down about $692,000 in fund balance and that the city currently expects to retain a 4-mill property tax rate for now.
During debate, council members and staff described rising sanitation costs and the upcoming end of the city’s existing garbage contract as the main drivers of the change. The mayor said the city expects…
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