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Council approves $3.95 credit-card fee and $50 garbage-interruption charge to start April 1
Summary
Kingston's council voted to add a $3.95 credit-card fee on payments and a $50 garbage interruption fee for non-payment, both scheduled to take effect April 1, 2026; council approved the measures unanimously on the record.
The Kingston City Council voted March 2 to approve a $3.95 credit-card fee on all payments and a $50 garbage interruption fee for non-paying customers, both set to begin April 1, 2026.
Patresha Northgraves moved to "approve $3.95 credit card fees on all payments; starting April 1, 2026," a motion seconded by Reggie Applin and recorded as carried unanimously. Payton Silvers moved to approve a $50 garbage interruption fee for non-paying customers, effective April 1; Patresha Northgraves seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Council did not provide in the meeting transcript a detailed breakdown of how the credit-card fee revenue will be used or whether it will be remitted to a vendor versus retained by the city. The transcript records the effective date (April 1, 2026) for both measures. No appeals process or exemption for low-income residents was discussed on the record during this meeting.
