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Sellersburg council raises residential trash fee to $15, approves container-cost policy
Summary
The Sellersburg Town Council voted unanimously Sept. 22 to raise the towns monthly refuse pickup fee from $10 to $15 per container and allow residents to purchase up to two town containers at the towns actual cost. Council members said the change responds to a multi-year shortfall in refuse revenues.
The Sellersburg Town Council on Sept. 22 approved ordinance 2025-OR-019 to increase the monthly residential refuse pickup charge from $10 to $15 per container, effective Nov. 1, 2025, and to allow residents to purchase up to two town refuse containers at the towns actual acquisition cost.
Council members said the change responds to a long-running shortfall in the towns sanitation fund. "We stated we're losing a roughly, 162, almost $163,000 a year," the presiding officer said during discussion. Councilmember Scott moved the ordinance and Terry…
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