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Lavonia council approves trash fee adjustment

Residents' garbage bills will change after the city council voted to adjust trash rates, months after an earlier version of the proposal was pulled from consideration.

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March 2, 2026: Waste Management rate increases

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What this means now

Where it stands

The Lavonia City Council voted unanimously to adjust the trash fees as presented, with Michael Schulman moving and Andrew Murphy seconding.

The story

A garbage rate adjustment was on the Lavonia City Council's agenda in December 2025, but the item was pulled before the council took it up.

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The question returned to the council's agenda in March 2026 as a proposed Waste Management rate increase.

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The Lavonia City Council voted unanimously to adjust the trash fees as presented, with Michael Schulman moving and Andrew Murphy seconding.

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What happened

How this issue got here

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Waste Management commercial dumpster rate increase

Michael Schulman moved to adjust the trash part fees as presented. Andrew Murphy seconded. Motion carried unanimously.

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Waste Management rate increases

Waste Management Rate Increases

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Garbage Rate Adjustments

Item 4, Garbage Rate Adjustments, would be omitted from the meeting

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Garbage rate adjustments

Garbage Rate Adjustments

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