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Ross council approves sanitation rate cap and clears 40 Upper Road design review
Summary
At its Dec. 12 meeting, the Ross Town Council unanimously adopted resolutions to authorize Marin Sanitary Service maximum rates effective Jan. 1, 2025 (Res. 2442) and to approve the design review and hillside-lot permit for 40 Upper Road (Res. 2441). Both measures passed 5-0.
At a Dec. 12, 2024 meeting, the Ross Town Council voted unanimously to adopt Resolution 2442, authorizing the maximum rates charged by Marin Sanitary Service (MSS) to be effective Jan. 1, 2025, and to approve Resolution 2441, granting design review and a hillside-lot permit for improvements at 40 Upper Road subject to conditions.
Town Manager Krista Johnson and consultants presented the MSS rate application and the methodology used under the town’s franchise agreement. Jim Howison, senior managing consultant at R3 Consulting Group, explained the methodology and what drives rate differences across jurisdictions: “The driving factor of any…
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