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Lake Forest City Council approves Orange County WISE agreement, cites higher disposal rates and capacity guarantees
Summary
The Lake Forest City Council voted 4–0 April 7 to approve the WISE waste agreement with Orange County, accepting immediate disposal-rate increases that staff say will secure landfill capacity and shift certain long‑term costs into a phased schedule; CR&R will notify customers before the July 1 effective date.
The Lake Forest City Council voted 4–0 on April 7 to approve a Waste Infrastructure System Enterprise (WISE) agreement with the County of Orange that staff said is needed to guarantee landfill capacity and address rising operational and closure costs.
Staff presented the agreement as the successor to the 1997 Waste Disposal Agreement; administrative services staff said the initial draft proposed disposal-rate increases from $43.76 per ton to $82 per ton and projected further increases to about $107 per ton by 2030. Staff described negotiated changes that include a phased‑in rate approach, a blended consumer‑price index for future…
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