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Brockton ordinance committee tables proposed trash-fee increase after equity and data worries
Summary
The ordinance committee heard from the CFO and DPW on a proposed $20-per-quarter increase to the trash disposal fee to shore up the refuse enterprise fund, but members raised concerns about impacts on fixed‑income residents and asked staff to model alternatives; the committee voted to table the ordinance pending more data.
The Brockton City ordinance committee on Nov. 25 delayed action on an ordinance that would raise the city’s annual trash disposal fee to $440, saying members need more data and targeted options before approving a rate hike.
Dr. Troy Clarkson, the city’s chief financial officer, told the committee the city entered a multi‑year contract with its vendor and that rising disposal and recycling costs have strained the refuse enterprise fund. He said staff will seek a roughly $130,000 appropriation from certified free cash to cover last year’s shortfall and recommended a $20 per quarter increase in the quarterly bill — $80 a year — effective July 1 to keep the fund…
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