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Commissioners approve raise to rural-route trash fees, effective May 25
Summary
Brooks County Commissioners voted unanimously to raise the rural-route trash pickup fee to $30 for residential service and $50 for commercial (four-barrel) service, set a May 25, 2026 effective date, and discussed requiring countywide pickup and a $5 late fee.
Brooks County Commissioners voted unanimously March 19 to increase rural-route trash pickup fees to $30 for residential service and $50 for commercial (four-barrel) service and set the increases to take effect May 25, 2026. The motion to raise rates was moved by Commissioner Eduardo "Eddie" Garza and seconded by Commissioner Nora Salinas; the roll-call vote recorded four yes votes and no dissent.
The court spent an extended portion of the meeting on operational details: commissioners discussed soliciting bids from private waste managers, whether to adopt an ordinance requiring countywide trash pickup, and a proposed policy that payments received after the 11th of the month be assessed a $5 late fee. "Motion: to increase to $30 and $50," appears in the official minutes as the formal motion that commissioners approved. The court directed staff to publish notice of the increase in the local newspaper and to pursue bid solicitations for service contracts or alternative arrangements before the new rates take effect.
