Georgetown adopts Ordinance 2026-03, raises trash and sewer fees

The Georgetown Town Council adopted Ordinance 2026-03 on May 11, approving adjustments to the town's fee schedule for utilities and certain taxes.

A staff presenter read the ordinance, which updates Chapter 98 of the town code. Key changes announced in the reading included an increase in the trash fee to $70 per unit per quarter (from $68) and adjustments to sewer charges: a stated sewer debt service fee of $6.64 per 30,000 gallons (previously reported as $6.51) and a sewer usage rate reported as 6.23 per 10,000 gallons (previously reported as 6.04). The presenter also read new out-of-town sewer rates and announced updated tax-related entries for property and pole-wire taxes as recited in the ordinance reading.

Councilmember Pen moved to approve Ordinance 2026-03 and Councilmember Christine seconded; the motion carried on a voice vote with affirmative "I" responses and no roll-call tally recorded in the transcript.

What the ordinance changes: The reading specified the new trash fee and several sewer rate adjustments; the ordinance updates the town's fee schedule (Chapter 98). The council confirmed these changes matched figures discussed at prior budget meetings.

Caveat on transcript figures: Some previous-rate numbers read from the ordinance were unclear in the transcript (for example, prior property tax figures were stated in ways that appear garbled). The ordinance was adopted as read; official adopted text should be consulted for exact historical rate values and the definitive codified language.

Next steps: The ordinance was adopted at second reading and will be entered into the town code as amended; the council did not record names on the voice vote.

For the record: The motion to adopt was moved by Pen and seconded by Christine; the council chair called for the ayes, and the ordinance was carried by voice vote.