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Public Works sends proposed dumpster fee increases forward with six-month review
Summary
A Public Works meeting approved sending proposed dumpster and commercial dumpster-rate increases forward and directed staff to reevaluate the changes in six months and explore an ordinance to address private dumpster cleanup and enforcement.
At a Public Works meeting (date not specified), members voted to send proposed dumpster and commercial solid-waste rate increases forward for further processing and directed staff to reevaluate the rates in six months and pursue an ordinance addressing commercial dumpster cleanup.
The move responds to rising equipment and disposal costs, a landfill contract that expires in August 2025 and what county staff described as long-term underpricing of commercial dumpster services. Cliff (staff member) told the committee that “there's no money in garbage” and that the county has been losing money on dumpsters because equipment and repair costs have risen.
Cliff said staff compared local haulers including Waste Management and Republic Services and…
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