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Raleigh council approves administrative solid-waste fee increase, removes appeals route to manager and council
Summary
The City Council approved a change to the solid-waste code that converts certain penalties to administrative fees, doubles the cited fee and removes appeals to the city manager and council; staff said the changes formalize current practice and affect the city’s “need assistance” pickup program of roughly 5,000 residents.
Raleigh City Council approved a consent-agenda change to the city’s solid-waste code that converts certain enforcement penalties to an administrative fee, increases that fee and removes the option to appeal those administrative fees to the city manager and the full council.
Councilor Jones raised the item during the consent discussion and asked how often appeals had reached the city manager or council. Gregory Jenkins, interim director of solid waste, said the…
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