County adopts solid-waste tipping-fee increases and residential disposal assessment roll

Citrus County held a public hearing July 29 to adopt updated solid-waste tipping fees for fiscal year 2025-26 following a rates analysis by county staff. Public Works Director Carlton Hall told the board the fees reflect operating needs and capital planning for landfill cells and future burial capacity; the county recently completed cell 4A and is planning cell 4B. Staff also presented changes to the solid-waste assessment rolls: the county will discontinue a commercial assessment role (shifting billing responsibility to private haulers) and retain a residential assessment roll. A citizen asked about the $27 residential annual disposal assessment; staff confirmed it is a modest per-resident assessment to support landfill operations and that certain disposal services remain free per longstanding policy. The board approved the tipping-fee schedule and the reimposed annual disposal assessment roll after public hearing by a 5-0 vote. What owners should know: Residential properties will continue to see the modest per-resident disposal assessment on the tax roll and fee changes described by staff will take effect in the FY26 rate schedule. The county's solid-waste program changes administrative roles and billing approaches for commercial customers, moving billing to haulers.