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Hernando County adopts pilot transfer‑station fee after heated public hearings
Summary
After hours of public comment, the Board of County Commissioners approved a 90‑day pilot charging $5 per trip for up to five household trash bags and $15 for larger loads at county transfer stations; the change aims to cover operating costs while the board studies alternative service models for rural residents.
The Hernando County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Dec. 16 to implement a 90‑day pilot charging residential users $5 per trip for up to five standard household trash bags and $15 for other or larger loads at county transfer stations.
The pilot was proposed after utilities staff presented a revenue sufficiency study that recommended raising several tipping rates and adding a convenience‑center fee to cover operating expenses. Gordon (utilities director) told the board the proposed convenience‑center fee had been calculated to reflect the centers' operating costs and that the county was targeting March 1 to have payment infrastructure ready: "We're targeting March 1 to…
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