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Josephine County approves rate increase for Kerby Transfer Station after multi‑year losses
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners voted 3-0 March 11 to raise rates at the Kerby Transfer Station after staff presented multi-year operating losses averaging roughly -30% and recommended combining gate-rate increases with a residential subsidy to reduce the deficit.
The Josephine County Board of Commissioners on March 11 approved a motion to raise gate rates at the Kerby Transfer Station and apply a residential subsidy after staff presented multi-year financial losses and recommended a combined approach to close the funding gap.
Trent Carpenter, presenting on behalf of Southern Oregon Sanitation and in coordination with the Solid Waste Agency, told the board that Kerby Transfer Station has suffered significant losses over multiple years, totaling about $571,000 over the last three years and averaging roughly -30% profitability. Exhibit materials provided two‑year average figures…
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