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Consultant: Little Rock solid-waste fees fall short; study recommends ~$10 monthly increase and five-year rate plan
Summary
A Raftalis cost-of-service study presented to the Little Rock Board of Directors finds current residential and landfill fees will not cover capital needs and recommends a five-year rate plan beginning with about $10 per month extra for a typical residential bill in 2026, plus annual smaller increases to fund fleet replacement and landfill liabilities.
A rate study presented to the Little Rock City Board of Directors on the solid waste enterprise fund recommends a multi-year plan to bring charges for service into alignment with operating and capital needs, including an initial increase of roughly $10 per month next year for a typical residential bill.
Terry Bovary of Raftalis, the consultant that led the operational scan and financial forecast, told the board that city solid-waste costs have outpaced the consumer price index and that the enterprise currently generates only enough revenue to cover operating expenses, not capital reinvestment. "Starting our forecast, we only have enough revenues to really cover the cost of operating expenses but we don't generate sufficient revenues to cover any capital reinvestment needs of…
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