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Waynesboro council approves landfill fee increase, adopts state erosion fees, hazard plan and easement in unanimous votes
Summary
In a routine session, the Waynesboro City Council approved multiple measures including a commercial landfill tipping-fee increase, adoption of the state erosion-and-sediment fee schedule, the 2026 regional hazard mitigation plan, and a $70,000 easement settlement for a greenway segment; all votes were voice votes recorded as unanimous.
The Waynesboro City Council on Monday approved a package of routine but consequential items, adopting an ordinance to raise the commercial landfill tipping fee, incorporating the state erosion-and-sediment fee schedule into local code, adopting the regional hazard mitigation plan, and approving a $70,000 easement settlement to secure a greenway access corridor.
The council voted unanimously to raise the commercial tipping fee at the Augusta regional landfill from $52 per ton to $65 per ton. City staff clarified the increase applies only to commercial customers; “Waysboro residents still have free use of the landfill,” a staff member said during the public hearing. The ordinance was introduced, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Council also adopted an amendment to Chapter 30 (Environment) to incorporate the state’s erosion-and-sediment permit fee schedule into municipal code. Mr. Hamp told the council the change simply adopts the state-established increases while preserving a small local margin. The measure passed on a 5-0 voice vote.
By motion and unanimous voice vote, the council adopted the 2026 Central Shenandoah Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan, a five-year update required for eligibility for hazard mitigation grant funds. Staff said the plan — the product of a year-and-a-half revision process among regional jurisdictions — expands hazard considerations to include issues such as cybersecurity.
The council also approved a resolution authorizing settlement terms to acquire a private easement for a greenway trail segment. The tentative mediation agreement calls for a $70,000 payment and naming the property owner as an additional insured on the city policy for bodily-injury claims arising from greenway use; councilors voted to adopt the resolution.
Several of the measures were routine and drew little debate; in each case councilors asked clarifying questions about scope and funding before taking voice votes. The consent agenda and other routine business were handled earlier in the meeting. The council adjourned following citizen comment.
