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Wicomico officials warn landfill capacity shortfall as council weighs tipping-fee hikes
Summary
County staff told the council the landfill has roughly 14 months of capacity and recommended raising tipping fees in two steps; officials asked staff to model alternatives and hold public outreach to limit shock to haulers and residents.
Wicomico County staff told the County Council at a May 2025 work session that the county's landfill is on a rapid trajectory toward its legal capacity and that the county will need higher tipping fees to pay for cell construction and aging equipment.
"We have about 14 months," a staff member said when asked how much operating life remained in the current cell. Finance Director Pamela Lynn told the council the proposed budget models a two-step increase: $88 per ton in July and $100 per ton in January, up from the current $78 per…
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