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Board Adopts Solid‑Waste Ordinance Update and Authorizes 3% Annual Fee Increase
Summary
Suwannee County commissioners adopted an ordinance updating solid‑waste fees and authorized an automatic 3% annual increase beginning Oct. 1, 2026; the change aligns ordinance text with current practices and indexes tipping fees to inflation unless the board suspends the increase by resolution.
The Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners on July 15 adopted an ordinance updating county solid‑waste fees and authorizing an automatic 3% annual increase in tipping fees beginning Oct. 1, 2026. The board voted 4‑0 to enact the update.
Why it matters: County staff said solid‑waste tipping fees had not been updated in roughly 25 years and that some fees in the current ordinance do not reflect present practice (for example, the ordinance still lists acceptance of construction debris and commercial…
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