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Jackson County weighs options after unbudgeted $97,000 solid-waste fee hit
Summary
County solid-waste director told commissioners a $6-per-ton state/local fee change could create a roughly $97,000 unbudgeted expense; staff proposed rate increases, alternative transfer stations, a county transfer station, or franchising commercial services to cover the shortfall.
Jackson County officials on Oct. 27 debated how to cover an unexpected solid-waste cost that Director Schickler said would add about $6 per ton and produce roughly $97,000 in unbudgeted expenses if fully passed through in January.
"They're looking at $97,000 that we didn't budget for," Director Schickler said, summarizing the department's analysis of 2025 tonnage and pending tipping-fee changes. Schickler said the change results from a recent series of fee moves by neighboring landfills and municipalities and a new $1-per-ton state fee Scottsboro began passing to customers in August; another increase would push the county's exposure to roughly $6 per ton in January.
Schickler outlined four broad…
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