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Board adopts 2025 revenue ordinance: SSD millage rises 2 mills, solid-waste fee increases to $125
Summary
The Board adopted the 2025 revenue ordinance, raising the Special Service District (SSD) millage from 4.502 to 6.502 mils, increasing the solid‑waste fee from $85 to $125 to make the service self-supporting, and revising multiple departmental fees and caps.
The Chatham County Board of Commissioners approved the 2025 revenue ordinance after staff review and discussion. Key changes recorded in the ordinance included a 2.000‑mil increase in the Special Service District (SSD) millage — from 4.502 mils to 6.502 mils — and a $40 increase in the SSD dry‑trash/solid‑waste fee, from $85 to $125, which staff said was necessary to make the fund self‑supporting given equipment replacement needs.
On the millage: staff explained the SSD increase was intended to fund newly created fire-service obligations in the unincorporated area; the presenter read a list of many line‑item changes across departments. Separately, the Cat District millage…
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