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Commission tables garbage-rate increase to study in-house service costs
Summary
Commissioner Jason Frost moved and the board unanimously tabled a proposed garbage-rate increase to allow staff to research the costs of returning sanitation service to county control.
Commissioner Jason Frost moved at the May 6 meeting to table a proposed increase in residential garbage rates while the county researches the financial and operational cost of returning sanitation service to county control. Commissioner Damon Hoyte seconded the motion and members voted unanimously to table the issue.
County Manager Weaver and staff will examine whether operating sanitation in-house is feasible and what cost differences would be involved. The board did not set a deadline in the provided segments for when that research will return to the commission for consideration.
