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Ordinance committee recommends $130 quarterly refuse fee and larger barrels to shore up enterprise fund
Summary
Brockton officials told the Ordinance Committee that the refuse enterprise fund is underfunded and that raising the quarterly fee to $130 and issuing 64-gallon barrels would stabilize operations; the committee asked for options to limit immediate impact and to spread retroactive charges.
The Brockton Ordinance Committee on March 31 recommended an ordinance that would raise the city's quarterly refuse fee to $130 and move from 35-gallon to 64-gallon barrels, while directing staff to provide additional billing options and analysis.
DPW Commissioner Patrick Hill described a roughly two-decade period in which the primary refuse rate remained unchanged and said the enterprise fund no longer covers contract and operating costs. "From 2003 to 2024 we…
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