Local News in Brief : Countywide : Board Votes to Boost Trash Collection Fees
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to increase rubbish collection fees in unincorporated areas of the county by about 13% for most homeowners and 10% for commercial users.
At present, rubbish collection rates range from $6.38 to $7.17 per month for residences in unincorporated Orange County.
In the communities of Laguna Niguel, El Toro, Dana Point and Lake Forest, the fee will increase from $6.90 to $7.80 per month, effective Jan. 1. For commercial users in those areas, the fee is increasing from $49.83 to $54.81 per month.
The range of commercial rates throughout unincorporated Orange County has been from $42.49 to $67.68.
R.A. Scott, director of the county’s General Services Agency, said the increased fees are consistent with those of other cities and counties in Southern California. He said the increase is based on a rise in the Consumer Price Index.
The last increase in rubbish collection fees was 6% in January, 1988.
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