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Leesburg staff eyes county partnership on bag‑tax funds; food‑waste composting proposed for downtown businesses
Summary
Staff said state attempts to localize the plastic bag tax were vetoed in recent years and that the county offered partnership funding for pilot waste projects; staff proposed using money for a downtown food‑waste composting pilot to reduce tip fees and landfill disposals.
Town staff briefed commissioners on the town’s multi‑year effort to seek a share of proceeds from the county’s plastic bag tax and on a new county offer to fund pilot projects instead of pursuing state legislation.
Staff said past state legislation that would have opened the bag tax to towns passed the legislature but was vetoed in back‑to‑back years. Because pursuing state legislation again would be lengthy and uncertain, staff said county leaders proposed partnering…
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