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Jacksonville council approves larger solid-waste fee to address growing shortfall
Summary
The Jacksonville City Council approved an increase to the city's solid-waste fee after hours of debate about long-term deficits, budget priorities and whether spending cuts should precede new revenue.
At the Feb. 11, 2025 meeting of the Jacksonville City Council, members approved an ordinance (agenda item 20 25 0 0 0 1) to raise the city's solid-waste fee, a move supporters say is necessary to close a growing structural shortfall in the solid-waste fund.
Council members who backed the increase said the fee has not kept pace with rising operating costs and that delaying action would force steeper measures later. Council Member Matt Carlucci, who led outreach to neighborhood and civic groups ahead of the vote, said the proposal had broad local support: "I've taken this proposal to…
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