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Online commenter urges council to amend solid waste plan, alleges millions lost to inaction
Summary
Carrie Davis told the committee that inaction on amending the solid waste plan has cost her district hundreds of thousands and millions over multiple years and urged council to pass a resolution to raise fees on out-of-county haulers; the committee did not take action during the meeting.
Carrie Davis addressed the Budget and Finance Committee via Zoom April 27 to urge the council to seek a resolution amending the city's solid waste plan to raise fees charged to out-of-county haulers.
Davis said she provided a packet to council members in recent weeks and alleged that "your lack of action has cost us $200,000" in the past month, and she claimed the council's inaction has cost her district $5,000,000 over two years and $12,500,000 over five years. She said the out-of-county fee has not been raised since 1989 and argued that raising it would correct what she characterized as a longstanding inequity in which local residents shoulder costs while outside haulers contribute less.
Davis identified herself as representing an organization she called the Solid Waste Caucus and said several other organizations had asked the council to address the issue previously; she said the council had not acted. The transcript contains Davis's allegations and her request that the council pass a resolution; the committee did not record a response or action on the item during the meeting.
Next steps: Davis asked a council member to sponsor a resolution; no motion or vote on a resolution to amend the solid waste plan was recorded in the committee's transcript.
