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Board sets June 3 public hearing on proposed solid waste assessments and proposes a 4.3% rate increase
Summary
Hillsborough County staff proposed a FY27 residential solid waste assessment increase of 4.3% (about $22/year), and the board voted to set a public hearing on June 3, 2026, to consider the rates (motion passed 6–1; Commissioner Miller voted no). Staff presented recommended assessment amounts: $314.26 collection and $218.51 disposal for a total $532.77 annual assessment.
Hillsborough County’s director of Solid Waste Management, Damien Trammell, briefed commissioners on May 6 and asked the board to set a public hearing on June 3 to adopt the FY27 solid waste assessments, fees and charges.
Trammell explained that the department provides curbside collection to more than 327,000 single‑family homes and processes about 1.2…
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