Council schedules work session on solid-waste code updates after public concerns over tipping fee and biosolids

Aug 20, 2026

Council moved a public-works work session to review solid-waste code updates and procedures; public commenters questioned a $1.43 million tipping-fee figure and raised PFAS concerns in biosolids and transparency about fee use.

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Council scheduled a work session requested by Public Works to review updates to solid-waste code sections and administrative processes intended to improve transparency and statewide reporting. Staff told council the tipping fee already had been approved and the work session will review related code updates, including separating program administration from enforcement.

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