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Loxahatchee Groves council approves residential solid-waste assessment resolution amid questions on subsidy
Summary
The Town Council approved Resolution 2025-67 to set the residential solid-waste collection assessment for fiscal year 2025–26. Council and residents debated how franchise fees and general-fund transfers have been used to cover a shortfall between assessment revenue and contract costs.
The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved Resolution 2025-67 on Sept. 3 to impose the residential solid-waste collection assessment for fiscal year 2025–26 and to collect the assessment under the uniform method of collection. The public hearing and vote followed council discussion about how the town has been covering a gap between assessment revenue and contract costs.
Council discussion and residents’ comments centered on an ongoing shortfall in the solid-waste fund. Community members and councilors noted that the assessment billed on tax rolls has not covered the town’s contract costs. A resident who spoke during public…
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