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Commissioners direct public hearing on sanitation‑fee wording to exempt vacant unsold homes
Summary
Commissioners agreed to amend the county sanitation ordinance so the service fee liability begins only when both a certificate of occupancy is issued and trash collection service begins; a public hearing will be scheduled next month.
Rich County commissioners discussed and approved sending proposed amendments to the county’s 2015 sanitation ordinance to a public hearing next month, seeking to clarify when sanitation fees become the owner’s liability.
County staff told commissioners the current ordinance holds “the owner and occupant of land” liable for the sanitation fee with no nuance for vacant or unsold homes. Commissioners…
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