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Solid‑waste staff to cut convenience center hours amid staffing shortfalls; county approves grinder purchase and winter‑storm costs

Williamson County Budget Committee · May 5, 2026
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Summary

Williamson County will reduce convenience center hours from 10 to 8 per day starting in June/July because of staffing shortages; the committee also approved $1M for winter‑storm Fern expenses and a late‑file $1.292M capital appropriation to replace an aging horizontal grinder.

County solid‑waste staff told the budget committee on May 4 that the convenience centers will remain open seven days a week but shift from 10‑hour to 8‑hour operating days starting in June or July because the department lacks enough attendants to staff longer shifts.

"We couldn't get more people, so we're gonna go—June July 6, I think, is…

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