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Longmont staff outlines $2.96 commercial waste fee and options including a $0.10 residential bump or program cuts
Summary
Council reviewed staff analysis of proposed waste-management changes: a proposed new commercial fee of $2.96 per month, options to raise the residential fee by $0.10 (to $3.06), potential $700,000 program cuts, and an opt‑out composting model. Staff said the fee would fund roughly $106,163,000 in needs as discussed in the meeting and noted three
Staff and council discussed proposed changes to the city’s waste‑management and composting programs. Staff presented two principal options to cover an estimated funding need (discussed in the meeting as "$106,163,000" in total need): (1) a new commercial fee of $2.96 per month, or (2) raise the residential fee by $0.10 (from $2.96 to $3.06) to share costs across households. Staff said an increase of $0.10 on residential accounts could raise enough incremental revenue to help fund operations; staff also…
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