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Northborough officials weigh raising pay-as-you-throw bag prices as budget strain grows
Summary
Town staff presented options to raise Pay-As-You-Throw bag prices to reduce an increasing tax subsidy; board asked staff to model 25%, 30% and other scenarios and include bulk-sticker revenue and potential user migration to private haulers.
Town staff and the Department of Public Works presented data on Feb. 9 showing the town currently generates about $550,000 annually from Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) bag sales. Scott Sharpett, the DPW director, told the Select Board the program operates as an enterprise fund but still needs an annual subsidy supplied via the tax levy.
Staff modeled a conservative doubling of the…
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