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Orange County plans FY26 takeover of landfill operations; proposes brush fee, hours changes
Summary
County staff presented FY24–FY25 collection-site data and recommended aligning site hours, adding a brush fee to deter commercial abuse, and budgeting staff and equipment to operate the landfill next year. Lake Of The Woods is the busiest site; staff proposes address tracking and charging frequent commercial-style users.
Orange County staff presented a data-driven plan to take over landfill operations and adjust collection-site policies, including a brush fee intended to reduce commercial abuse at residential drop-off locations.
Stephanie Straw (Speaker 8) opened the presentation and introduced George Madison and Kenny Yount. Speaker 6 summarized calendar-year 2024 data and noted Lake Of The Woods as the county’s busiest collection site. Staff recommended aligning Porter Road hours with other sites (closing at 7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and 5 p.m. on Saturdays) and proposed a brush fee shown in staff slides as "$60 a ton if over 200" (presented as the county’s…
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