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Huntersville staff weigh rolling $154 solid-waste fee into property tax; spreadsheets show winners and losers
Summary
Huntersville staff presented options to either raise the $154-per-household solid-waste fee or roll it into the property tax. Staff said the current fee covers roughly 63% of collection costs and warned that conversion to the tax shifts costs between homeowners, businesses and vehicle owners; the board asked staff to return with formal budget options before the May/June budget vote.
Huntersville officials spent more than an hour on data and trade-offs on the town’s per-household solid-waste fee, with staff urging the board to decide how much of the program’s cost it wants to keep as a separate fee and how much to spread through the tax rate.
Staff said the current FY26 solid-waste fee is $154 per household and that the actual FY25 service cost equates to about $244 per household annually (roughly $20.37 per month). Jackie, who led the spreadsheet demonstration, said the fee currently covers roughly 63% of the town’s solid-waste costs and warned the board to be mindful of the budget implications of any decision. “If you choose to eliminate that solid waste fee, if you take $3,400,000 out of the general fund, replace it…
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