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City staff propose raising commercial and nonresident green‑waste disposal fee to $5.28 per cubic yard
Summary
Public Works proposed raising the green‑waste disposal fee for commercial and nonresident customers to $5.28 per cubic yard to recover processing and equipment costs, reversing a long period in which the service was subsidized by city residents.
Public Works staff presented an ordinance to the committee proposing an amendment to Tulsa Revised Ordinances Title 11B, Chapter 5, Section 502(b) to raise the green‑waste disposal fee for commercial and nonresident customers from the prior rate (historically 55¢ per cubic yard) to $5.28 per cubic yard. Cheryl Black, financial planning manager for Public Works, and Philip Peaks (operations) told the committee the increase reflects an internal cost study of the actual processing cost per cubic…
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