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Franklin staff recommend rate path to keep sanitation fund self‑sustaining; board debates senior relief and diversion
Summary
Staff presented five options for sanitation residential and commercial rates, recommending an option that phases increases and includes commercial tipping‑fee adjustments and a capital cap to keep the sanitation fund self‑sustaining; board members pressed on impacts to fixed‑income seniors and diversion strategies.
City staff presented a sanitation and environmental services (SCES) cost‑of‑service update and five rate scenarios at the April 14 work session, saying the fund must remain self‑sustaining as landfill and hauling contracts rise. Skyhart, the management fellow, and Nate Ridley (SCES) reviewed operations statistics (more than 2.2 million collection stops and 74,000+ transferred tons in the last year) and detailed contract shifts that will increase disposal and hauling costs beginning July 1, 2026.
Staff said commercial tipping fees are proposed to rise (a $5…
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