Summary
The council raised dump fees at the Resource Recovery Facility; one resident objected that punitive fees violate Prop 218's cost-of-service requirement and questioned where the roughly $500,000 in new revenue goes.
At a glance
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Last discussed Mar 10, 2026.
Impact analysis
The new fee schedule is projected to raise roughly another half million dollars to cover RRF operating expenses.
The city's solid waste operation, which needs the fees to cover costs.
Residents and businesses dumping at the RRF, especially those discarding items with steep new fees.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council — March 10, 2026
The council raised dump fees at the Resource Recovery Facility; one resident objected that punitive fees violate Prop 218's cost-of-service requirement and questioned where the roughly $500,000 in new revenue goes.
Transportation and Public Works Commission — February 23, 2026
The dump and recycling center on Dimeo Lane hasn't raised its gate fees since 2018, and rising operating costs — about $11 million a year — are catching up. Higher fees would mostly hit residents who self-haul their own trash and yard waste. The landfill still has roughly 32 years of capacity left.
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