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San Mateo staff to mail Prop 218 notice after council hears proposed 2026 solid‑waste rate increases
Summary
City staff presented proposed 2026 solid‑waste, recycling and compost rates and asked council to authorize mailing the Prop 218 notice. Council members asked for cost‑driver detail and were told low‑income discounts would require outside funding; staff received direction to proceed with the notice and schedule a protest hearing.
City staff presented proposed increases to San Mateo’s 2026 solid‑waste, recycling and compost collection rates and asked the City Council Jan. 12 to authorize mailing a Prop 218 notice that would start the 45‑day protest period.
Jack Johnson, the city’s Solid Waste Supervisor, said the rate request covers collection, transportation, processing, street sweeping, regulatory compliance and public‑education programs and described three primary cost drivers: Recology collection costs (inflationary adjustments), disposal and processing tip‑fee increases, and increased city solid‑waste program costs. Consultants from HF&H said the city faces a projected…
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