Residents May Face New City Trash Fee
683006
By Alexis Grant, Houston Chronicle May 31--Houston households could see a new charge on their monthly water bills starting this fall -- a $2.25 fee to help the city adopt more environment-friendly waste practices -- but payment would be optional.
576488
By Paul Sisson, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.  Mar. 8--OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- The city official estimated Wednesday that  it will cost Oceanside an additional $1 million to comply with new state water  rules passed Jan. 24.
762630
By RICK COLLINS  Braintree residents may be forced to haul their own trash to the town's transfer station on Ivory Street starting July 1 as a result of last week's decision by selectmen to eliminate the trash fee.
618468
If you do the math on the meters, you are just about breaking even on them the first year. What makes the city believe that the maintenance will be $800 ("New meters raising revenues and hackles ," Nov. 20 )? How about the replacement factor for meters that are broken beyond repair? This sounds like a loser to me. I ...
130149
By Destin Log, Fla.  Sep. 13--You can bank on it: When our city councilors talk about spending our tax dollars, a crowd is likely to show up.  Last week, more than two dozen taxpayers turned out for a meeting at the City Hall Annex.
360458
By Adam Ashton, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Dec. 16--The two Modesto garbage haulers that last month struck a deal to take over a third company's territory are adjusting their routes, which could lead to new trash pickup days for some residents.
547955
By Tony Davis, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 16--The federal government has given notice that it will appeal a magistrate's ruling that could lead to elimination of $5 daily user fees in popular recreation areas, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Phoenix.
330344
By Lisa P. White, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill.  Sep. 22--BELLEVILLE -- The city's two new automated trash trucks are scheduled to start making the rounds through some of the newer subdivisions the week of Nov. 6.
439055
By Carl Mario Nudi, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Dec. 17--PALMETTO -- Property owners will pay double what they pay now for the city to keep their neighborhood from flooding, if the city commission adopts a new fee schedule at a meeting Monday.
400278
By JESSE KAWA  Stoneham selectmen connected with a Hail Mary pass last night by adopting a $200 annual trash fee that may just be enough to save coveted school sports.
765506
By Kerri Ginis, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Sep. 18--Faced with the prospect of dark streets -- and criticism from local leaders -- residents in an upscale Fresno County neighborhood say they want another chance to vote on a fee increase to maintain their streetlights.
661813
By Kathleen Quilligan, The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind.  Feb. 21--City Utilities customers might get a shock when they open their next sewer bill because it will be 25 percent higher than it was last month.
688472
By Monica Chen, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Feb. 27--CLOVER -- York County is not yet done with one landfill dispute, but it soon might be taking up another.
294565
Congestion charges could be introduced in Belfast in the future, according to a city council document.
370403
By Jennifer Amy Myers, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Jun. 19--BILLERICA -- Amid protests from angry condo owners, selectmen agreed last night to postpone voting on a proposal that would limit municipal trash pickup to only single and two-family homes.
254867
By Steve Kuchera, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Jan. 30--Central Hillside residents hoping for relief from new parking meters probably will be disappointed.
380071
Councils in England will be allowed to pilot schemes to charge households according to how much rubbish they throw out. Is this the best way to promote recycling?