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Council schedules public hearing on recycling fees, discusses citywide survey
Summary
Fruit Heights council confirmed a public hearing on consolidated fee schedule and discussed running a citywide recycling survey ahead of the hearing; staff explained potential cost impacts if county participation changes.
Fruit Heights City Council confirmed a public hearing on recycling and the consolidated fee schedule and discussed conducting a citywide survey in advance to collect resident input.
Staff said a public hearing is scheduled for April 8 (year not specified in the transcript) as part of the consolidated fee-schedule review. Councilors discussed whether the city should run a survey before the hearing to solicit resident preferences and noted informal email feedback suggested majority support for recycling, with one council estimate saying roughly 65–70% of respondents appeared to favor the change based on incoming correspondence.
Council members and staff discussed outreach logistics: signage requirements for a formal public hearing, separate signage and QR-code materials to promote an online survey, timing to post signs, and whether the county’s participation could affect per-resident costs. One staff estimate stated that if the county withdrew from the program, the city’s per-resident fee could rise by about $2, though staff also said detailed numbers were not finalized and the probability of county withdrawal was considered low.
Council agreed that a survey could provide residents an anonymous way to submit feedback and directed staff to proceed with outreach planning, signage and survey preparation ahead of the scheduled hearing.
