At its March 25, 2009 meeting, CSWD Board of Commissioners proposed an amendment to its Solid Waste Management Ordinance to increase the solid waste management fee from $17.61 to $22.06 effective July 1, 2009. The fee is charged on each ton of trash generated in Chittenden County that is landfilled. The proposal would also reduce the tipping fee for recyclables at the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) from $20 per ton to $10 per ton.
Members of the public and other interested parties are invited to attend a public hearing on the fee increase, scheduled for April 14 at 4 p.m. at CSWD's Administrative Offices (1021 Redmond Road, Williston). If you plan to attend the public hearing, please contact Jennifer Getty at 872-8100, x201 or [email protected] so that adequate space is provided. Please see below for information on submitting comments.
Click here for background information on the proposed fee increase.
A closer look at the fee and the impact of its increase:
The fee supports a number of CSWD programs, including education, hazardous waste, recycling, composting, research and development, enforcement, and management of solid waste in Chittenden County.
The fee has not been increased since it was established in 1993.
The potential impact on residents of the proposed increase amounts to an average of $3.53 per household per year. When the decrease at the MRF is factored in, the impact is reduced to an average of $2.50 per household per year. See page 2 of the background information document (see above) for calculations.
CSWD will not be raising its trash rates at its Drop-Off Centers.
Haulers pay the fee to CSWD for each ton of trash they collect in Chittenden County that will be landfilled. Whether rates for curbside collection of residential and commercial trash go up will be decided by each private hauler.
A copy of the amended Solid Waste Management Ordinance is available here (see pages 16-17 and 25) and at the Chittenden Solid Waste District Administrative Office, 1021 Redmond Rd, Williston, VT 05495.
CSWD invites interested parties to learn more about the fee increase and make their views known:
A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. at CSWD's Administrative Office in Williston to discuss the ordinance amendment. If you plan to attend the public hearing, please contact Jennifer Getty at 872-8100, x201 or [email protected] so that adequate space is provided.
Written comments may be submitted to Nancy Plunkett at CSWD, 1021 Redmond Road, Williston, VT 05495 or [email protected]. Comments will be received until Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.
If you have any questions about the amended Solid Waste Management Ordinance prior to the public hearing, please contact CSWD's General Manager Tom Moreau at 872-8100 x209 or [email protected].