Despite rising costs, Jacksonville residents have paid the same amount for trash collection for 15 years.
Published on February 5, 2025 at 12:02 pm
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A revised version of a proposal to raise the fee that Jacksonville residents pay for trash hauling is headed to a final City Council vote Feb. 11 with support from three of the four committees that reviewed it.
The fee increase, contained in Ordinance 2025-0001, cleared the Council Rules Committee on a 4-3 vote Feb. 3 hours after being approved 5-1 by the Neighborhoods, Community Services, Public Health and Safety Committee.
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On Tuesday, the Finance Committee rejected the ordinance on a 5-2 vote. The Transportation, Energy and Utilities Committee approved it by the same vote count.
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