Orange County NC Website
- SWAB unanimously endorsed staff recommendation on April 8, 2004 <br />Why is a Fee Necessary? <br />• Success of local waste reduction programs has resulted in decline in tipping fee revenue <br />• Continued investments in recycling and waste reduction programs in response to County <br />goals <br />• Some wastes are collected by private companies and taken elsewhere because of Orange <br />County's high tipping fees. <br />• Continuing high participation and high demand far recycling services by Orange County <br />citizens <br />General Approach <br />• Continue using tipping fee revenue to the extent practicable <br />• Fee would be assessed to the owner of all improved properties, including tax-exempt, <br />residential and non-residential <br />• BiII on property tax bills beginning in 2004 <br />• General intent that you pay for the services you receive, that are available to you, or that are <br />performed an your behalf <br />General Approach {cont.) <br />• Use a two-tier system with everyone getting at least the basic services fee <br />• Minimize fees to the extent passible <br />• Fee revenue wil! not be used to fund solid waste collection or disposal functions <br />• Following BOCC adoption, staff to initiate broad based public education campaign <br />Basic Fee <br />• $36 per year <br />• Levied on each improved property unit, regardless of location in the County or tax status <br />• For services provided to or on behalf of everyone such as HHf/lt,electronics, drag-off sites, <br />food waste, education and outreach <br />• Total fee if no additional services available <br />• $3 per month <br />Urban Fee <br />• $39 per year <br />• Levied an each improved property unit inside incorporated municipal limits where weekly <br />curbside recycling pickup is available <br />• $39 plus Basic Service Fee of $36 per year <br />• Total Fee $75 per year <br />• $6.25 per month <br />Rural Fee <br />• $ ~ 6 per year <br />