Facing backlash from the community, a majority of Transylvania County Commissioners agree to scrap the fee in favor of a combination of tax and user fee increases to fill solid waste budget gap.
So, as a Brevard resident who already pays a disposal fee and tries very hard to minimize what she sends to the dump (don't buy it in the first place, compost, recycle, re-purpose) , the county portion of my property taxes will rise by approximately $9.00 per $100,000 of property assessment (assuming county tax is about 1/2 of one percent per assessed value). Well, ok, but I wish we saw more from our county dump people about ways people can minimize the stuff they put in there in the first place.
Has any consideration been given to reducing operating hours at Convenience Centers? Or how about a vehicle sticker at a certain cost per year in exchange for a reduced per-bag fee? Doubling the cost per bag seems like a lot of additional revenue, but it may also just encourage people to throw their trash bags where ever they want.
It's gone down considerably in recent years, especially since China decided to quit accepting waste from US. Going on memory, I think it accounts for about 2 percent of budget.
So, as a Brevard resident who already pays a disposal fee and tries very hard to minimize what she sends to the dump (don't buy it in the first place, compost, recycle, re-purpose) , the county portion of my property taxes will rise by approximately $9.00 per $100,000 of property assessment (assuming county tax is about 1/2 of one percent per assessed value). Well, ok, but I wish we saw more from our county dump people about ways people can minimize the stuff they put in there in the first place.
Has any consideration been given to reducing operating hours at Convenience Centers? Or how about a vehicle sticker at a certain cost per year in exchange for a reduced per-bag fee? Doubling the cost per bag seems like a lot of additional revenue, but it may also just encourage people to throw their trash bags where ever they want.
Does Duke Energy buy our landfill gas?
I see no mention of county income from the sale of recyclable materials and natural gas from the landfill.
It's gone down considerably in recent years, especially since China decided to quit accepting waste from US. Going on memory, I think it accounts for about 2 percent of budget.