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Lee County approves split increase to solid waste assessment after debate over $6.8M shortfall
Summary
After a lengthy discussion about rising collection costs and reserve use, the Lee County Commission approved a two-year, phased assessment increase (12% option split over two years) aimed at closing a projected $6.8 million collection shortfall while protecting reserves and capital needs.
The Board of Lee County Commissioners voted 3–2 on Aug. 5 to adopt a phased increase in the county’s residential solid-waste assessment after more than an hour of questions and public comment about reserves, rate design and long-term landfill planning.
The adopted motion implements the board’s direction to pursue a 12% average assessment increase in two steps (a phased approach over two years) that staff said would reduce the department’s projected 2026 collection shortfall and move the collection side toward cost neutrality earlier than the glide path previously proposed. Staff estimated a 2026 shortfall of approximately $6.8 million under the lower-rate scenario; commissioners who supported the…
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