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Enid staff warn solid-waste fund could run deficit; study proposes $2 monthly residential increase and automatic annual raises
Summary
Staff presented a consultant solid-waste rate study showing the fund may be depleted by 2032–33 under current rates and proposed raising the single-family Poly Cart fee from $16 to $18, increasing secondary-cart charges and considering automatic annual adjustments; no ordinance vote occurred tonight.
City staff and the utility director told the Enid City Commission on March 3 that a consultant model shows the city’s solid-waste fund could run a deficit in the early 2030s if rates remain unchanged.
Scott (city staff) introduced the study’s purpose and said the model accounts for fleet and equipment costs, landfill expenses and inflation. “The general fund had $14,000,000 transferred into it from the EMA,” Scott said, explaining the city relies on enterprise fund transfers. Brooke Brandenburg, director of Public Utilities, summarized the consultant’s findings and…
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