Commissioners consider landfill rate increase

County and city residents alike pay a fee for trash services. The last time that the city raised the landfill fees was in April of 2014 at which time, they raised the price $3.00, from $12.00 to $15.00.

Currently, those rates are: $7.00 for collection, $1.00 for yard waste and $15.00 landfill fees for city residents, but those rates are expected to increase as of January 1 to $8.00 for collection, $2.50 for yard waste disposal and $17.25 landfill charges for a total of $27.75 per month.

All county residents living outside the city limits and including those in Dix and Bushnell are only res...