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Solid Waste Division proposes cashless convenience centers, fee changes to cover rising costs
Summary
Solid Waste staff described rising tonnage and outlined a strategy to eliminate cash at five satellite convenience centers, cap free trash volumes, drop a $10 TV disposal fee, and seek incremental general fund support to close an estimated $400,000 gap for those sites.
County solid waste staff briefed commissioners on landfill and convenience center operations and proposed policy changes aimed at improving safety, reducing administrative costs and covering a shortfall at satellite sites.
Staff said overall transfer and construction & demolition tonnage have grown significantly since 2018 and that the department runs its operations from an enterprise fund; however, the five residential satellite convenience centers now rely on…
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