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Solid waste director explains new availability and disposal fees after public confusion
Summary
County solid waste director detailed how availability and disposal fees were applied on recent tax bills and urged clearer itemization on future tax statements; commissioners discussed forming a committee to study overall solid waste fees and alternatives.
Caswell County—s solid waste director explained Sept. 2 how two recently adopted fees were applied to tax bills after residents called the county with questions, and commissioners discussed examining solid-waste costs.
At the meeting, the director said the county adopted an availability fee and a disposal fee. He said the tax bills did not separate the two fees on the printed bill, which led to confusion. "One fee was $55, which should have been the availability fee, and the other availability fee is a 130, which is the…
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