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Port St. Lucie council reimposes higher solid-waste assessment; city says increase driven by landfill and CPI changes
Summary
City Council approved a $20.89 annual increase to the city's solid-waste non-ad valorem assessment after staff and council said rising county landfill charges and an inflation adjustment in the franchise agreement left few alternatives. Residents urged alternatives and a longer-term solution at a packed hearing.
The Port St. Lucie City Council voted to reimpose the city's solid-waste service assessment with an increase of $20.89 per household for fiscal year 2025-26, raising the annual assessment to $467.33. The council approved the measure during its Aug. 25 meeting after a public hearing and extended discussion of how recent landfill and contract changes affected the price.
City staff and the director of neighborhood services described the increase as the product of two forces: a contract indexation tied to a Consumer Price Index (CPI) clause in the city's franchise agreement and higher disposal charges announced by the St. Lucie County landfill. Mariana Felposch, who presented the city's analysis, said the franchise agreement limits the annual CPI adjustment to 4 percent and that this year's…
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