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Front Royal weighs charging county residents a fee for yard‑waste drop‑off at town 'farm' site

5959267 · October 16, 2025
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Town staff told the liaison committee the town is considering a $15 per‑load fee for county residents using the Manassas Avenue 'farm' yard‑waste drop‑off to reduce cross‑jurisdictional costs; no fee has been adopted and the town was consulting the liaison group before proceeding.

Town council members told the liaison committee that volunteers and staff operate a multiuse town property off Lake Manassas Avenue (referred to as the town farm) that currently accepts county and town residents’ yard waste, metal and white goods and provides mulch and other services.

Town staff said the FY26 budget includes $50,000 for contractor grinding services after the town retired older grinding equipment; that change, along with rising tipping fees, increased…

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