Weber County adjusts residential waste fees, reviews options after Ogden City transfer station opens

Sean Wilkinson, director of Weber County Community Services, told the commission on March 17 that the board amended residential solid-waste fees for unincorporated areas to reflect the annual increase in the county’s contract with Republic Services.

"We just adjusted those fees based on the annual increase of the contract that we have with Republic Services," Wilkinson said. He said the county removed Ogden Valley from the county fee schedule because Ogden Valley is now a city with its own waste contract.

Wilkinson said a private transfer station recently opened in Ogden City and that much of the commercial waste that had come to the county transfer station now goes to that private facility. "A private transfer station has opened within Ogden City and a lot of the commercial waste that was coming to the county's transfer station has gone there," he said.

As a result, county staff are evaluating options to keep the county transfer station open and continue resident services for construction and demolition debris, green waste and household trash; Wilkinson said more information will be provided as the county works through the process. The segment did not specify the dollar amounts of the fee adjustments, the timetable for changes, or any final decision about the county transfer station’s operational future.

Moderator and staff emphasized that residents will continue to have a place to bring waste while county staff pursue options; no vote or formal resolution about the transfer station was recorded in the segment.