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Salisbury warns county landfill rate increases could push sanitation costs from ~$700K to ~$1.1M; truck backups highlighted
Summary
City staff told council that county tipping fees are proposed to rise from $76/ton to $88 in July and possibly to $100 in January, which could raise the city's sanitation line from about $700,000 to roughly $1.1 million. Staff also urged annual vehicle purchases to avoid operational gaps and said new trucks cost about $500,000 each.
City staff told the Salisbury City Council that proposed increases in county landfill tipping fees could materially raise the city’s sanitation costs and that the sanitation division lacks spare truck capacity if multiple vehicles need repair.
Staff provided the council with the most recent tipping‑fee figures: the city currently pays about $76 per ton at the county landfill, the county has proposed increasing that to $88 per ton on July 1 and to roughly $100 per ton the following January. Using those scenarios, staff said the city’s tipping‑fee…
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