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Environmental Services outlines enterprise budgets; tipping fees and landfill life discussed
Summary
Adam said sewer and solid‑waste are enterprise funds with dedicated revenue; sewer revenue totals about $190M and the 2026 operating budget is just under $73M plus rising debt service tied to the SSO program; solid‑waste tipping fee increases for commercial and out‑of‑parish haulers are being introduced.
Adam, representing Environmental Services, explained that the division includes sewer, solid waste and stormwater compliance and that sewer and solid waste operate as enterprise funds funded by user fees and a 0.05 sales tax. He said total sewer revenue is a little over $190,000,000, with sewer user fees at almost $123,000,000 and the 0.05 sales tax generating just under $61,000,000.
Adam said the operating budget for sewer is just under $73,000,000…
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