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Greenville council approves three‑year solid waste rate plan including cart replacement fee
Summary
Council approved a three‑year plan to raise the city’s solid waste fee and to include a built‑in replacement program for trash carts and dumpsters, aiming to cover rising truck and maintenance costs.
Greenville City Council voted to adopt a three‑year solid waste rate plan that includes a monthly fee component to fund container (cart and dumpster) replacement.
Public Works Director Kevin Mulligan and Chief Financial Officer Jacob Joyner presented the department’s three‑year update and two rate options. Staff described current solid waste operations—six refuse, six recycling and six yard‑waste routes, 48 employees, and a fleet of automated side loaders and other equipment—and said aging carts and rising truck prices are pressuring the fund. Joyner explained the fund is projecting…
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