A request from Allied Waste Services and Community Waste Disposal (CWD) has been approved for a 5.1% rate increase to business and residential solid waste collections as well as single-family and apartment recycling collections. The franchise agreement with Allied and CWD calls for the provider to receive a Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase after the third year of the five-year agreement. This is built in to cover the rising fuel and disposal costs, as well as the other costs of doing business.

The increase appeared on water bills April 1, 2006. This rate increase will cause the monthly rate for
trash pickup to go from $5.40 to $5.68 a month for twice a week pickup. Recycling rates will also
increase from .73¢ to .77¢ monthly for singlefamily and .37¢ to .38¢ for citizens over 65.

Did you know?

Did you know that citizens 65 and older living in a single-family dwelling receive a 50% discount on their
recycling bills?