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Atchison County approves $150,000 solid waste budget amendment and reinstates tipping fees
Summary
The commission approved a $150,000 amendment to the 2025 solid waste budget to cover higher-than-expected trash and recycling tonnage and equipment repairs, and adopted a resolution establishing new tipping fees effective Jan. 1, 2026 (municipal solid waste $50.17/ton; recycling $103/ton; C&D $50/ton).
Atchison County commissioners on Nov. 18 approved a $150,000 amendment to the county's 2025 solid waste budget to cover higher-than-expected trash and recycling tonnage and an unexpected chute repair. The board also adopted a resolution reestablishing per-ton tipping fees at the Atchison County Solid Waste Facility, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
During a public hearing, county staff explained the capital outlay and repair charges: the county had budgeted $35,000 for capital outlay to replace a trailer but reallocated those funds and incurred an additional $24,257 for an unplanned chute repair, for a total unbudgeted repair cost of $59,257. Staff said current projections showed trash tonnage and recycling exceeding the amounts budgeted and requested $150,000 in additional budget authority to carry the department through the end of the year.
The commissioners voted to adopt the amendment. The board also read and adopted a resolution setting tipping fees effective 01/01/2026: municipal solid waste $50.17 per ton, recycling $103 per ton, and construction & demolition debris $50 per ton; construction and demolition debris from municipally sanctioned demolition will remain exempt as determined by the governing body. The resolution was recorded with a resolution number of 2025-1558.
A separate purchase order to rebuild the backhoe cylinder (Murphy Tractor and Equipment, $3,137.40) was approved and will be charged to the solid waste budget. The EMS October report was received and filed separately.
The board recorded these routine fiscal and operational steps as necessary to keep the solid waste facility functioning and to align fees with projected costs.
