Landfill rate hike OK’d by Wood County officials
BOWLING GREEN — Wood County commissioners have approved the first increases in rates at the county landfill since 1991.
Commissioners decided to phase in the most significant rate hike — a proposal to increase the $9 minimum charge individuals pay for up to 460 pounds of solid waste to $15 for a load of up to 780 pounds.
The rate is to increase to $11 Jan. 1, then rise to $13 in 2007 and $15 in 2008.
Commissioners held three public hearings on the proposed rate hikes, but only a handful of people attended.
Most of the increases affect individual users of the landfill on U.S. 6 west of Bowling Green rather than commercial haulers because the smaller loads are more labor intensive for landfill personnel.
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