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Jacksonville committee approves phased solid-waste fee increase after months of debate
Summary
The Neighborhoods Committee voted to raise the monthly solid-waste assessment and approved an exemption process for low-income households. Councilmembers debated phased schedules before adopting a version that raises the fee in steps and creates an annual administrative exemption process.
The Jacksonville Neighborhoods Committee voted to raise the city’s monthly solid-waste assessment and approved a companion exemption to limit the effect on low-income households.
Councilmember Matt Carlucci, sponsor of the fee proposal, said the increase was intended to address a growing structural shortfall in the Solid Waste Fund and to reduce the city’s reliance on general-fund subsidies. The committee then considered competing phased schedules before adopting an amendment by Councilmember Chris Miller that phases the assessment up over three years and includes an administrative annual re-application for low-income exemptions.
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