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Parma Heights council directs draft to raise monthly rubbish assessment to $17.77 and omit $1 Homestead discount
Summary
At a May 16 work session the Parma Heights City Council instructed administration to draft legislation setting the monthly rubbish assessment at $17.77 (the 2024 contract rate) and to initially omit the city's $1-per-month Homestead discount, citing rising contract costs and administrative complexity.
Parma Heights City Council members at a May 16 work session directed city staff to draft legislation to set the monthly rubbish assessment at $17.77 — the city's 2024 contract rate — and to present the ordinance without the city's $1-per-month Homestead discount.
Council President Rounds opened the discussion and, citing cost trends, framed the issue around how the city has historically subsidized residential trash service. Director of Finance Iaconis told council the city has paid roughly $400,000 per year for its portion of the program, rising from about $300,000 twelve years ago, and gave a current figure of "$420,031.20," saying that "if the rate was increased to…
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