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Marion County approves adjusted solid-waste collection rates; rural service unchanged, small urban increases take effect Jan. 1, 2026
Summary
Following a public hearing Dec. 3, 2025, Marion County commissioners approved an order adjusting solid-waste collection rates in unincorporated areas: rural services will see no increase while urban residential accounts face a 2.2% rise (about $0.70 monthly), effective Jan. 1, 2026.
After a public hearing on Dec. 3, 2025, Marion County commissioners approved an order to adjust solid-waste collection rates for haulers serving unincorporated areas, with changes to take effect Jan. 1, 2026.
Brian May, Public Works Environmental Services Division Manager, told the board the recommendation is based on cost-of-service analyses (COSA) submitted by the county’s eight franchise haulers and reviewed by the haulers association and a third-party consultant (Bell and Associates/Chris Bell). May said staff projects rates for 2026 after consolidating hauler data for 2024 and…
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