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Survey finds majority support for countywide collection; supervisors back residential unified sanitary district and plan timeline
Summary
Fairfax County staff reported nearly 5,000 survey responses and strong community interest in a unified sanitary district; staff propose a residential-first implementation, a FY27 fee request of $10–$12 to seed programs, and DEQ submission targeted for April 2025 with public hearings in early 2025.
Matthew Adams of Fairfax County’s Solid Waste Management Program told the Environmental Committee the county’s public engagement campaign yielded nearly 5,000 completed surveys, more than 2,000 open comments and over 16,000 survey views, giving staff a substantial dataset to shape the 20-year solid waste plan.
Key public findings: Adams said 53% of respondents supported a countywide standardized (unified sanitary district) collection model to expand equal access to collection services and leverage economies of scale. He said 44% approved a…
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