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Lincoln council approves landfill disposal fee increase tied to state law LB247
Summary
The City Council unanimously approved a pass-through increase to the landfill disposal fee to cover a state-imposed surcharge under LB247. The charge will rise from $1.25 to $2.34 per ton effective July 1, increasing the city's annual payment to the state from about $378,350 to roughly $700,000 based on current tonnage.
The Lincoln City Council on Monday voted unanimously to adopt a new rate schedule for the Bluff Road landfill that passes through a state-imposed disposal fee increase enacted in LB247.
The increase adds $1.09 per ton to the existing $1.25 disposal fee, resulting in a total fee of $2.34 per ton effective July 1. Liz Elliott, director of Lincoln Transportation and Utilities, told the council the change is a passthrough of a state charge collected at all 22 licensed landfills in Nebraska and that the additional revenue is intended primarily for…
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