Marion County residents will soon be paying more to dump trash.
Beginning next year, residents will be charged $100 per year to use the county transfer station for waste disposal. This is an increase of $19 annually per household, or $1.58 per month, from last year’s fee of $81.
The Marion County Board of Commissioners, at their June 18 meeting, approved the 23 percent increase to the county’s residential transfer station fee.
Revenue generated from the fee increase will be used to pay for a new transfer station building.
The increase is expected to generate close to $95,000 in additional county revenue next year.
(Read more: Hillsboro Free Press)