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Increase Pay as You Throw Tag Rates

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Activeformal_resolutionongoingThe Village increases garbage tag rates due to increased recycling costs from $77.10 per ton charged by the Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency to offset expenses and maintain cash flow in the Garbage Fund.
First seen
2018-12-10
Latest event
2018-12-10
adopted
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RESOLVED

  1. the Village will increase the tag prices from $2.75 to $3.00 and $5.50 to $6.00, effective 1-1-2019
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  • WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook has been operating its municipal household garbage and recycling system to provide residents with a cost effective and beneficial service
  • WHEREAS, the current budget for 2018-2019 was based on known and projected costs in early 2018 but could not anticipate the global change in the recycling options and costs
  • WHEREAS, the Village costs have increased from $0 per ton to $77.10 per ton due to changes in the market for recycled materials and the method used to handle them at Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency (UCRRA) and this charge has depleted cash flow in the Garbage Fund
  • WHEREAS, the service is still competitive and needed by our residents and helps offset costs in the General Fund

Lifecycle (1 event)

2018-12-10adoptedvote: unanimous
Increase Pay-as-You-Throw garbage tag rates from $2.75 to $3.00 for small tags and $5.50 to $6.00 for large tags, effective January 1, 2019.
moved by Blundell · seconded by Norris
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Resolved
  1. the Village will increase the tag prices from $2.75 to $3.00 and $5.50 to $6.00, effective 1-1-2019
Whereas
  • WHEREAS, the Village of Red Hook has been operating its municipal household garbage and recycling system to provide residents with a cost effective and beneficial service
  • WHEREAS, the current budget for 2018-2019 was based on known and projected costs in early 2018 but could not anticipate the global change in the recycling options and costs
  • WHEREAS, the Village costs have increased from $0 per ton to $77.10 per ton due to changes in the market for recycled materials and the method used to handle them at Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency (UCRRA) and this charge has depleted cash flow in the Garbage Fund
  • WHEREAS, the service is still competitive and needed by our residents and helps offset costs in the General Fund
Subject key: garbage_tag_rates