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Weber County approves first reading of transfer-station fee increases
Summary
Commissioners approved a first reading to raise the county transfer station tipping fee from $50 to $52.24 per ton, increase mattress disposal charges after two free mattresses, and adjust delivery fees for compost and wood products.
Weber County commissioners approved the first reading of amendments to the county fee ordinance on June 10 to increase several charges at the Weber County transfer station.
Sean Wilkinson, who presented the proposal, told the commission the tipping fee for general waste and construction-and-demolition waste would rise from $50 to $52.24 per ton. "This increase ... is for an increase in transportation costs and disposal costs from Republic Services, as well as an increase for personnel and operations costs for Weber County itself," Wilkinson said.
The ordinance amendment also raises mattress-disposal charges to $15 per mattress after the first two mattresses in a load (the first two remain included in the load at no extra charge). The county will also adjust delivery fees for compost and wood products: one rate for locations within Weber County west of the mountains and a higher rate for deliveries to Ogden Valley or out-of-county requests.
A commissioner noted the transfer station’s operational efficiency, citing one recent Saturday when the facility processed roughly 1,100 vehicles with minimal queueing. Commissioners approved the first reading on a voice vote; the amendment will return for a subsequent reading as required by county ordinance procedures.
No changes to the ordinance were made at second reading on June 10; the commission recorded the first-reading approval and will schedule the second reading for final adoption at a later date.
