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Nash County staff recommend modest solid‑waste fee hike and a phased utility rate plan; board leans to smaller solid‑waste increase
Summary
Staff proposed raising the rural household convenience fee and several utility rate options to cover higher hauling and wholesale costs; the board indicated support for the smaller solid‑waste increase and staff recommended Option 1 for water/sewer increases (12% water; 15% sewer + modest base fee increases).
County staff proposed a set of targeted fee changes for solid waste and utilities to address increased hauling and wholesale purchase costs and to preserve capital improvements.
Solid‑waste director Mike Phillips presented options to raise the rural household convenience fee from $155 to either $165 (option 1) or $170 (option 2). "Staff is recommending option 1, the $10 fee increase," Phillips said, showing that option 1…
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