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Council adopts small pass-through increase to garbage fee
Summary
The Abita Springs council adopted a resolution to raise the municipal garbage fee to reflect a contractor increase; staff said the change is a pass-through with no municipal markup, and the new monthly rate discussed was about $27.48.
The Abita Springs town council adopted a resolution (2025-07-003) to increase the municipal garbage fee to reflect a higher contractor charge. Council members indicated the additional cost will be passed through to customers without a municipal upcharge.
During the discussion, council members summarized that the increase would be approximately $0.70–$0.80 per month per account (packet language and staff commentary showed a shift from roughly $26.70 to about $27.48). A motion to adopt the resolution was made and seconded; the council approved the measure by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
Next steps: Utility billing staff were instructed to update customer rates and notify residents of the change and the effective date.
