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County manager proposes $2 monthly trash‑rate increase as part of balancing plan
Summary
To help cover rising solid‑waste costs, the county manager proposed increasing the monthly trash fee by $2 (from $20 to $22), a change commissioners asked be added to the work‑session agenda for further consideration.
During the April budget hearings and work session County Manager Thomas Weaver recommended a $2 monthly increase to the county’s residential trash fee to address rising solid‑waste costs and mid‑year budget pressures.
"The recommendation is to increase the trash rates $2.00," Weaver said; minutes note that the current billing tied to water accounts was $20 and would rise to $22 if approved. Commissioners asked staff to include the fee change on a future work‑session agenda and to provide comparative rates and an impact analysis.
No formal vote was taken at the April meetings; the item will return to the commission with rate‑comparison data and an estimate of additional annual revenue.
