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Farmers Branch staff propose $5 monthly fee to fund $40.4 million landfill closure obligation
Summary
City staff told the council the landfill requires $40.4 million in closure and post‑closure financial assurance; the council discussed a $5/month residential fee (seniors $2.50) that would be dedicated to a restricted closure fund and generate roughly $498,000 a year, with council asking for additional revenue/expenditure history.
City staff on Tuesday told the Farmers Branch City Council that the city needs roughly $40.4 million to meet state financial‑assurance requirements for closure and 30 years of post‑closure monitoring at the municipal landfill.
Shane Davis, deputy director of public works, said the landfill is operated by Camelot Landfill TXLP, a subsidiary of Republic Services, and that the city holds the permits and is responsible for closure, post‑closure and corrective‑action costs. Davis said the city’s current restricted closure balance is about $6.1 million.
“To get to that $40.4 million we’ll need to accelerate funding,” Davis told the council,…
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