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Metro Waste hike leaves Perry City with $183,000 gap; council weighs $2 monthly residential garbage increase
Summary
Perry City staff told council that a Metro Waste increase from about $38 to $60 per ton will raise landfill costs and create an approximately $183,000 budget shortfall; staff proposed a $2 monthly residential garbage fee increase (from $19 to $21) to recover about $90,000 and recommended additional revenue measures and spending cuts.
City staff told the Perry City Council at a budget workshop that a Metro Waste increase in landfill shipping fees will substantially raise the city's waste‑disposal costs and produce an immediate shortfall in the FY2027 draft budget.
Staff said Metro Waste notified users that per‑ton shipping fees will rise from about $38 to about $60, pushing the city’s landfill budget from roughly $200,000 to about $295,000 and creating an estimated $183,000 deficit in the draft general fund. Staff supplied annual tonnage figures — about 3,700 residential tons and about 2,200 commercial tons — and…
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