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Budget workshops propose a solid waste fee increase to fund a dangerous structure removal program
At the FY2025/26 budget workshops, Assistant City Manager and CFO Laura Storrs said the proposed budget included a 7% increase in residential and commercial solid waste collection fees to fund a dangerous structure removal program, including employees and equipment. Positions in the City Marshal department were also listed as part of the proposed program.[1]
What the sources say
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Laura Storrs, Assistant City Manager and CFO: At the August 2025 budget workshops, Assistant City Manager and CFO Laura Storrs said the proposed budget included a 7% increase in residential and commercial solid waste collection fees to fund a dangerous structure removal program; the Tribune reported the increase was meant to pay for the program's employees and equipment. This was the proposal; the rates adopted in September differ (see the adopted-budget claims). [1]
- Proposed increase
- 7%