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Board adopts ordinance to raise solid-waste certificate fee from 3% to 4%
Summary
Washington County commissioners on June 24 adopted Ordinance No. 907, revising county code to increase the annual certificate fee charged to garbage and recycling companies operating in unincorporated county areas from 3% to 4% of gross revenue. Staff said the change is expected to raise about $380,000 in the next fiscal year to support the Solid
Washington County commissioners adopted Ordinance No. 907 on June 24, revising county code chapter 8.04 to increase the annual certificate fee assessed on garbage and recycling collectors operating in unincorporated county areas from 3% to 4% of gross revenue.
Lede: The board voted unanimously to approve the ordinance after a staff presentation from the director of Health and Human Services, who said the fee increase would…
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