North Lincoln Sanitary proposes 6% rate increase and outlines Recycling Modernization Act impacts

North Lincoln Sanitary representatives told the Depoe Bay City Council they are proposing a 6% increase to customer rates and warned state-level recycling rules and possible new commercial compost requirements could raise costs for all customers. The company’s representative, Tina French of North Lincoln Sanitary, told the council, “we're proposing a 6% increase.” She said the increase would leave Depoe Bay’s operating ratio above the ordinance’s target range but that the utility’s very small service population makes the ratio sensitive to modest changes in revenue. French said the typical residential 32‑gallon cart price would move from $37.83 a month to $40.10 a month. She also described the commercial picture: “your average commercial customer is a yard…