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Commission raises solid-waste fee; commission debates moving mosquito control, demolition and vacant-lot costs out of trash bill
Summary
Augusta commissioners approved a smaller monthly increase for solid-waste collection after a long debate about whether the bill should continue to cover ancillary services — mosquito control, vacant-lot maintenance and demolition — that some residents question as part of the trash fee.
Augusta commissioners voted to raise the city’s residential solid-waste fee by $4.50 per month — an annual increase of $54 — after extended discussion about whether the city’s trash bill should continue to fund several ancillary programs.
Administrator Allen presented three fee scenarios staff studied and told commissioners a no-change approach would leave the solid-waste fund with a roughly $4 million deficit. The three options were presented as two prior proposals and a third “compromise” option; the commission ultimately approved a substitute motion adopting the option that raises the monthly bill $4.50 (an annual residential total of $374.50), a vote the clerk recorded as carrying 6–4.
The debate focused on a core question: which services should be included in the…
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