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Council advances sanitation fee increase proposal; debate over notifying property owners
Summary
Manager proposed raising the sanitation base assessment $2 per month to close a roughly $250,000 shortfall driven by rising disposal and repair costs; council approved first reading and discussed postcard vs. social media notification to property owners.
City Manager Miller told the council on June 12 that the primary revenue source for sanitation (the special assessment fee) covers roughly 90–91% of the sanitation operating budget, but the department faces an approximate $250,000 shortfall due to higher transfer‑station disposal costs, increased salary and benefits, truck repair needs and a planned replacement refuse truck.
Miller proposed increasing the base assessment by $2 per month ($24 per year) — raising the residential assessment from $180 to $204 annually (from $15 to $17 per month) and the commercial base from $240 to $264 annually (from $20 to $22 per month). He said the landfill/transfer station lowest responsive…
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