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Proposed $0.20-per-ton host fee on out-of-county trash pulled after discussion
Summary
A proposed resolution to add a $0.20-per-ton host fee on trash brought from outside Benton County was pulled from consideration by its sponsor and was not voted on at the Jan. 21 meeting.
A proposal to create a $0.20-per-ton host fee on each ton of trash brought from outside Benton County into the Waste Management landfill was presented but pulled from consideration Jan. 21.
Resolution 20200121-02, sponsored by Commissioners Ronnie Hopper and Rocky Presson and brought forward by the Budget Committee, would have imposed the fee on generators and haulers rather than on landfill owners/operators. After initial discussion, Commissioner Rocky Presson withdrew the resolution from action and no vote occurred.
Why it matters: Sponsors framed the fee as a revenue source to support a future county solid-waste director and department and said the Waste Management landfill contract runs through June 2031; no formal fiscal analysis or timetable for reintroduction was provided at the meeting.
What was said: The resolution text references advice from a 1998 law-office letter suggesting such a fee might not violate existing host-fee agreements if imposed on generators and haulers. The commission did not adopt the fee and took no further action at the meeting.
Next steps: Because the sponsor pulled the resolution, the measure remains pending; the transcript does not include a schedule for reconsideration.
