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Board approves modest landfill fee increase and clears bonds for a 55‑unit affordable housing project
Summary
Riverside County approved a 2.88% landfill disposal fee increase (effective July 1, 2025) to shore up landfill finances and cleared issuance of private activity bonds for a completed 55‑unit affordable housing project in Temecula; both actions passed unanimously with no public comment.
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors approved two separate public‑hearing items: a Waste Resources proposal to raise landfill disposal fees by 2.88% effective July 1, 2025, and a request to proceed with the permanent financing steps for a completed 55‑unit affordable housing project in Temecula.
Andy Cortez, Waste Resources, presented a consultant study concluding current disposal fees were insufficient to meet projected capital and operational needs and that reserves could be depleted by 2029 without CPI‑based adjustments. The board voted to approve the 2.88% increase as recommended; no public comment was received.
Juan Garcia from Housing and Workforce Solutions explained that IRS rules require public hearings in the jurisdiction where a private activity bond‑financed project is located; the Temecula project is already completed and leased and the county would not be a party to the financing or secure the debt with taxes. The board opened and closed the hearing with no public commenters and approved the bond action as recommended.
What happens next: The landfill fee adjustment takes effect July 1, 2025, subject to standard implementation steps; the bond proceedings will advance as required by state and IRS rules to finalize the permanent financing.
