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Dunedin considers phased trash‑rate plan after study finds vehicle and disposal costs outpaced prior forecasts
Summary
Consultants told the commission that rising disposal, labor and vehicle costs, plus a plan to stop serving unincorporated customers, create a funding shortfall in the solid‑waste enterprise fund; staff recommended a two‑year phased rate increase (about $6.75 then ~$4) with indexing thereafter and the commission gave consensus to proceed with ordinance drafting while staff seeks any remaining efficiencies.
Raftelis consultant Terry Bovary presented the results of a solid‑waste sufficiency and rate study to the Dunedin City Commission on Dec. 2, outlining why the city’s solid‑waste enterprise requires rate adjustments.
Bovary said the city provides curbside residential trash, recycling, yard waste and bulky collection, and serves roughly 15,000 accounts. He told commissioners the 2020 rate model did not anticipate the pronounced rise in disposal and labor costs after 2021, and that vehicle acquisition costs have jumped from about $350,000 five years ago to near $500,000 today for an automatic side‑loader. The consultant said the forecast shows operating revenues are insufficient to cover both operating costs and…
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