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Astoria council approves Recology rate increases, asks company to set up low‑income collection program
Summary
The council approved Recology Northern Oregon's requested collection and transfer-station fee increases (2.1% for collection; 7.3% for the Astoria transfer station) and authorized modification of the transfer station license; council also asked Recology to establish a low‑income collection program.
The Astoria City Council on June 16 approved requested rate adjustments from Recology Northern Oregon for both collection services and the Astoria transfer station, and asked the company to develop a low‑income collection program for the council’s consideration.
Recology officials — government relations manager Dan Blue, Coast operations manager Katie Hardesty and General Manager Chris Carey — told the council the request followed the franchise agreement process and Recology’s annual financial review. Blue said the company proposed a 2.1% increase to collection services (tied to recent CPI) and a 7.3% increase for the Astoria transfer station. Blue summarized Recology: “We are a West Coast only garbage collection company” and described the company’s regional operations, employee ownership and local services.
Recology gave an itemized explanation of customer impacts: a 32‑gallon curbside customer would see about $0.70 per month under the collection increase; a 90‑gallon cart…
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