Moraine council ratifies Montgomery County solid waste plan after presentation, amid resident odor complaints

Moraine City Council on March 27, 2025, voted to ratify the Montgomery County Solid Waste Management District's revised solid waste management plan after a presentation by John Minor, assistant director of the Montgomery County Solid Waste Management District and Operations, Montgomery County Environmental Services. Councilmembers recorded voting to approve the plan; Mayor Murphy cast the sole recorded no vote.

The plan updates the county's five-year solid waste strategy and includes a financial projection covering 20 years. John Minor told council the district needs a $0.65 increase in the per-household fee to avoid running a deficit, and that the increase would go into effect only after the city ratifies the plan and the director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency approves it. "What they came up with was basically the district's going to need a 65¢ increase which, if the plan is ratified, would go into effect in 2026," Minor said.

Why it matters: the district's plan implements requirements from Ohio's 1988 solid-waste statute (House Bill 592) that counties demonstrate 20 years of disposal capacity and set programs to reduce waste.…