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Tift County work session previews proposed landfill tipping fee increases
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Summary
County staff proposed raising municipal landfill tipping fees from $42 to $47 per ton and inert landfill fees from $18 to $28 per ton; the board agreed to put the proposal on the March 9 regular agenda after discussion.
TIFT COUNTY, Ga. — County officials on March 2 previewed a proposal to raise tipping fees at two county landfills, a change staff said is needed after years without increases.
County Manager Jim Carter told the Board of Commissioners the municipal landfill rate has not changed for seven years and the inert landfill rate for five years. Staff proposed increasing the municipal rate from $42 per ton to $47 per ton and raising the inert-landfill rate from $18 per ton to $28 per ton. Carter said the proposed adjustments would be placed on the March 9 regular meeting agenda for formal consideration.
Board members discussed the changes at the work session but did not vote. Carter characterized the item as a regular-agenda matter that the board will review with any public input at the March 9 meeting.
The work session record does not include estimated revenue projections tied to the proposed rates or a timetable for implementation; those details were not specified and will need to be provided when the item returns for action.