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Consultant: Liberty County must raise solid-waste rates to cover rising costs; two pace options proposed
Summary
A consultant told the Liberty County Board of Commissioners the county—s solid-waste fund is running a deficit and recommended immediate increases to transfer-station tip fees and commercial rates plus either a one-year or two-year residential assessment increase.
John Culbertson, a private consultant, told the Liberty County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 16 that escalating contract costs, inflation and declining tonnage at the county transfer station have left the solid-waste fund with a substantial shortfall. County staff and the consultant presented a draft rate study that recommends increased tip fees, higher commercial charges and a choice between a single large residential assessment increase or a stepped two-year increase.
The consultant said the county—s transfer station relies on throughput to cover fixed costs and that municipalities contracting private haulers and diverting tonnage have driven the unit cost up. "There is a fairly significant deficit right now,"…
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