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Westmoreland supervisors move to enforce hauler fees; residents and small haulers warn of higher costs
Summary
County staff told supervisors that third-party commercial haulers who collect payment from customers have been charging the county’s transfer station rather than paying required tonnage fees, costing taxpayers an estimated $3 million. The board signaled it will enforce existing rules; residents and haulers urged phased implementation to protect low-income and elderly customers.
Westmoreland County supervisors heard staff explain plans to enforce existing ordinance rules requiring commercial trash haulers to obtain permits and pay county disposal fees, a change officials say will stop private companies from charging the county for tonnage that should be billed to those haulers.
Donna (Emergency management) told the board the county’s transfer station is a transfer facility, not a landfill, and said commercial haulers who collect payment from customers should be charged $63.09 per ton. Donna said the disposal portion is about $39.76 per ton with additional transport charges handled by the county’s contractor. She told supervisors that in recent years…
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