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Board moves to raise drop-off fees, extend compost contract and advance residential solid-waste ordinance
Summary
The board approved staff recommendations to increase several drop‑off center fees, begin accepting credit cards April 1, 2026, extended a one‑year compost contract, and forwarded changes to ordinance 13.055 clarifying dwelling‑unit definitions and dumpster eligibility for certain properties.
The Waukesha Board of Public Works voted to adopt staff recommendations that would reduce operating losses at the municipal drop‑off center, extend a composting contract for another year, and advance an update to the city’s residential solid‑waste ordinance.
Emma, a city drop‑off center staff member, presented fee proposals intended to narrow a 2025 year‑end deficit the board was told was about $80,000. The first, lower‑impact option would raise some fees modestly — for example, a sedan disposal fee from $8 to $10 — and begin accepting credit cards on April 1, 2026. That option was projected to reduce the deficit to roughly $53,000 while keeping the city’s rates competitive with neighboring municipalities.
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