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Souderton to advertise ordinance shifting recycling grant allocation from population to tonnage
Summary
At a Sept. 3 session the borough solicitor explained a proposed change to the regional recycling grant formula, and council authorized advertising a municipal ordinance to change grant distribution from population-based to tonnage-based funding, with staff noting the practical reporting will rely on hauler tonnage reports.
Souderton Borough Council on Sept. 3 agreed to advertise an ordinance that would change how certain recycling grants are allocated—from a population-based formula to one based on tonnage collected.
Solicitor Kaye Weider told council the Northern Montgomery County Recycling Commission requested the change and provided a template ordinance; the borough will adapt that template to local wording. "The ordinancebasically changes the formula for grant money from being based on population in Satterton Borough, to being based on tonnage," Weider said during her report. Staff explained that tonnage would be documented through reports submitted by haulers and commercial dumpster providers and then totaled for grant applications.
Councilors posed operational questions about how tonnage would be calculated and whether the change would benefit the borough. "For us, it's more fair," one staff member said, while councilors noted the change could either increase or decrease the borough's share depending on resident recycling rates.
Council directed staff to advertise the ordinance for public review and return with the finalized language for consideration at a subsequent meeting. Members also discussed offering public education so residents understand how recycling participation affects tonnage totals and future grant awards.
