Resident raises solid-waste billing concern; county to follow up

Jan 15, 2026

A resident, identified as Ms. Kitchens, told the board she received a garbage bill for a property where pickup had not occurred; staff said state law requires a power disconnect to pause billing and assigned solid-waste staff to follow up with the resident within days.

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At the Jan. 15 meeting, Ms. Kitchens addressed the board to ask how to have a solid-waste bill reduced or paused for a property where the garbage truck reportedly did not pick up service. She said the truck "did not come down there" when she previously lived at the address and that she had not received a bill while she was living there. "I want to see what I need to do to try to get this bill down," Ms. Kitchens said.

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