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Wasatch Front Waste District defends 33% rate jump, outlines cost cuts and service changes
Summary
District representatives told Murray council the $6.50 monthly increase (from $19.50 to $26) implemented in January reflects rising costs and detailed steps being taken to lower operating expenses, improve recycling quality and test routing technologies.
MURRAY, Utah — Wasatch Front Waste & Recycling District representatives told the Murray City Council on July 15 that a $6.50 per household monthly rate increase implemented in January reflects longer-term cost pressures and that the district plans additional operational changes to restrain future increases. "We did have to implement a $6.50 per home per month fee increase starting January," said Pam Roberts, a district representative, during a briefing on collection, recycling and program costs.
The increase — which the district describes as a 33 percent rise that appears on a quarterly bill as $78 — followed several years of smaller adjustments and a period when the district absorbed rising costs. Roberts said the district experienced a roughly 40 percent increase in costs over recent years and that the board authorized the recent changes and further study of billing options.
Why it matters: residential customers sometimes mistake the quarterly invoice for a monthly charge, while the district says the increase pays for services beyond curbside…
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