Commissioners move to standardize solid-waste billing after spotty charges and tag confusion

Aug 18, 2026

County officials addressed inconsistent billing for a curbside paper pickup service, agreed to cancel bills for anyone who did not want the service, and changed county trash-tag color to blue to reduce confusion with neighboring jurisdictions; staff will check whether an ordinance is required for fees.

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County leaders discussed inconsistent billing for a curbside paper-container pickup service that had left some local governments and private businesses being charged while others were not. The service is a pickup truck operation in which workers change paper rollers at businesses; the fee discussed was described in meeting remarks as about $38.

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