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Board starts 45‑day comment on transfer‑station fees; approves 50% festival fee waiver
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Summary
Teton County initiated a 45‑day public comment period for FY2027 trash transfer and recycling fees, noting a $30,000 USDA grant temporarily cuts commercial food‑waste fees by half until 05/30/2026, and approved a 50% fee waiver for a music festival (value $16,713.75).
Teton County opened a 45‑day public comment period April 7 on proposed FY2027 fees for the trash transfer station, recycling center and household hazardous waste facility and separately approved a partial fee waiver for a local music festival.
ISWR staff explained the proposed fee changes are modest and primarily reflect contractual escalators and operating costs. Staff said a USDA grant of $30,000 has subsidized the county’s commercial food‑waste program, allowing commercial food‑waste fees to be reduced to 50 percent of prior cost while the grant is active. "Food waste did go down. So we received a USDA grant, $30,000, for compost and food waste reduction," staff said, and noted the grant expires 05/30/2026.
Separately, after discussion about which hard costs are ineligible for waiver (third‑party plan‑review fees paid to WC3 were excluded), the board approved a motion to grant a 50 percent fee waiver for the Grand Etan Eton Music Festival; the staff report listed the waiver value as $16,713.75. Commissioners framed 50 percent as a balance between supporting nonprofits and recognizing the county’s sunk staff costs.
