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Council hears push to raise landfill tipping fees as solid waste fund shows shortfall
Summary
County finance and solid waste staff proposed stepped tipping‑fee increases in the recommendations to rebuild reserves and avoid borrowing; staff cited a $4 million revenue shortfall through April and an aging landfill requiring capital and emergency work.
County Finance Director Pamela Lynn and solid‑waste staff told the Wicomico County Council on April 30 that the solid‑waste fund faces a revenue shortfall and that the proposed FY26 budget includes stepped tipping‑fee increases that would move the county closer to a business‑style rate structure.
Staff said the solid‑waste division recorded about $4,000,000 in forgone revenue through April 30 compared with the amounts that would have been collected under the higher rates; Lynn said the missing revenue would otherwise reduce borrowing needs and save interest costs over the life of facility bonds. "By the current the tonnage that we had…
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