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Committee presses DEP on RRF repairs and MRBT planning as proposed solid‑waste fees rise sharply
Summary
DEP requested short‑term Resource Recovery Facility repairs (amended to $28.5M for FY26) and $12M in MRBT planning; staff and committee debated the magnitude of proposed solid‑waste fee increases and deferred major CIP decisions to full council pending a near‑term system analysis.
The Transportation and Environment Committee spent the last portion of its April 24 meeting on recycling, resource management and a dispute over the county's municipal solid waste future after DEP presented an FY26 disposal fund that would drive steep service‑charge increases.
DEP staff said the disposal fund operating budget shows an assumed increase of roughly $43.6 million driven principally by short‑term repairs at the Resource Recovery Facility (RRF) and higher out‑of‑county disposal and ash fees. To ensure continuity of operations under a negotiated five‑year contract extension, DEP asked for critical repairs at the RRF to keep equipment running safely and within permit: examples…
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