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Chaffee County staff propose targeted landfill fee increases, plan mattress‑recycling pilot
Summary
County staff told commissioners a modest, targeted fee schedule — rather than a flat increase — is being modeled for fiscal 2026 to cover higher compliance and capital costs. Staff proposed a mattress recycling pilot (2,200–2,500 mattresses/year) and new fees for Freon‑containing appliances.
County landfill staff presented commissioners with a revenue model for fiscal 2026, saying modest across‑the‑board increases would generate little new money and that targeted adjustments by waste category are under consideration.
"The increase in overall landfill revenues, even if we were to do a 5% across the board increase, is only about $77,000," said Speaker 6, the county staff member leading the briefing, noting the need to replenish reserves and cover rising compliance and engineering costs. Staff told the board they had dipped into reserves this year and made a PILT transfer to underwrite operations that…
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