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Aransas Pass staff to draft ordinance to charge transfer-station users by weight
Summary
City staff recommended switching the transfer station to a per-pound fee (10¢/lb inside city/ETJ, 12¢/lb outside) with a $5 minimum, expanding hours and adding staff; council asked staff to bring an ordinance to the next meeting.
David Flores, a city staff member, told the Aransas Pass City Council at its April 20 workshop that the transfer station is now ready to operate on a per-pound basis and that staff want council agreement on fees before drafting an ordinance.
Flores said the recommendation is to charge $0.10 per pound for residents inside the city limits and properties in the ETJ, and $0.12 per pound for users outside the city. He said the operation would include a $5 minimum charge and that the current voucher system would be discontinued under the per-pound model: “I know there was a consensus that we’re…
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