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Council advances rate change to make solid-waste and recycling services self-sustaining
Grimes City Council · March 25, 2026
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Summary
Marsha told council that MetroWaste’s increased costs require the city to incorporate full solid-waste and recycling service costs into resident rates; council advanced Ordinance 811 in the first reading with one abstention recorded.
At a public hearing on March 24, city staff explained proposed changes to Grimes’ code that would incorporate the full cost of solid-waste and recycling services into resident rates, citing a rate increase from MetroWaste that takes effect in July.
Marsha told the council that prior…
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