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Public works recommends raising appliance disposal fee at Hopewell Convenience Center to match contract cost
Summary
Public Works staff said the city pays $17 to dispose of refrigerant-containing appliances as of July 1 and recommended raising the resident CFC fee from $10 to $17 to match disposal costs; councilmembers supported reviewing convenience-center fees and using revenues to fund capital needs.
Mr. Crocker, speaking for the Department of Public Works, described the Hopewell Convenience Center’s hours and the list of accepted and not-accepted items, and flagged the city’s refrigerant-containing-appliance (CFC) disposal fee. He said the current resident charge for CFC appliances is $10 while the city’s cost under its CBWMA contract is $15 now and will increase to $17 on July 1. Crocker recommended adjusting the fee to $17 to eliminate the city subsidy on each appliance disposal.
Crocker also reviewed other fee categories (tire fees, brush/yard waste rules, construction and demolition debris charges, and a higher fee for vehicles and trailers with raised sides) and said a more comprehensive review of all convenience-center fees would be timely. Council members supported the principle of matching fees to disposal cost and discussed using convenience-center revenues to create a capital fund for future remediation and improvements to avoid large, deferred maintenance costs.
No formal fee ordinance was adopted during the meeting; Crocker said staff would work with the city attorney and return with proposals and timelines for any fee changes.
