TRUSSVILLE, Ala. (WIAT) — Ralph Mitchell has lived in Trussville for most of his life, he said a proposed city-wide garbage and debris fee, that could initially range up to $29.90, is why he wanted to attend the city’s council workshop meeting.
“I was very interested in seeing how the city council was going to handle the issue with garbage fees, and if maybe there was some other options they were willing to look at that could plug the revenue gap they have,” said Mitchell.
Instead, discussion surrounding the proposal was taken off the agenda after Trussville Mayor Buddy Choat asked the city council to push back the hearing on the topic, requesting more time.
“I felt like we have been working mighty hard, we have a new finance director that just came onboard this week that has been working behind the scenes, along with our consultant that we have, and we’ve crunched a lot of numbers during this time. So, today we’ve found maybe another option for us to consider rather than a garbage fee or sales tax people are talking about,” said Mayor Choat.
According to Mayor Choat, the proposal came about as the city is trying to find a steady revenue source, saying the city’s sales tax is in a volatile state.
He said the city currently pays more than $2.5 million in garbage services but previously paid around $500,000.
As of now, Mayor Choat said the city wants to look at alternate options before any further movements.
A decision Mitchell says he’s relieved to hear for now.
“I’m very hopeful that the mayor is going to come up to do something about the short fall and maybe we don’t have to deal with the garbage fee thing again,” said Mitchell.
The first public hearing on this is scheduled for June 19.
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