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Montgomery County solid waste district proposes fee increase; Germantown hears plan to avoid 2026 cash shortfall

3377595 · April 7, 2025
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Montgomery County Solid Waste Management District representatives told Germantown council the district recommends raising the generation fee from $3.00 to $3.65 per ton to prevent program funding depletion in 2026 and to meet state recycling and access goals.

Jamie Shepherd and John Woodman of the Montgomery County Solid Waste Management District presented the district’s five-year plan update to Germantown’s City Council at Monday’s meeting.

Shepherd said state law (House Bill 592, 1988) requires each county solid waste district to develop a plan that meets recycling and accessibility goals and demonstrates…

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