Landfill costs rise, so could fees for out-of-towners
Prince Albert could raise fees for landfill users who are not residents of communities that are partnered with the City on waste management issues.
In a special budget committee meeting held on Monday, members of council discussed the 2015 Sanitation Fund budget. The committee forwarded the budget to an upcoming council meeting to receive its final approval.
While the budget projects a $259,340 surplus – which will fund capital projects – it also reflects the rising costs of operating the landfill. Those rising costs are being attributed to decisions made at the provincial level.
The City is in its final year of multi-year sanitation fund rate increases, which were set in 2011. Going into the 2016 budget, council is leaning towards having administration review sanitation fund rates, according to city manager Jim Toye.