The City of Mesquite has set a resolution #561 and was approved on June 10, 2008 that would revise the Landfill fee for refuse originating from all outside City accounts.
This Resolution would increase Landfill fees to 1.5 times for refuse originating outside the City from $6.92 per cubic yard to $7.65 per cubic yard. The last time Landfill fees were adjusted for outside City accounts was in July of 2002. Resolution #308 increased the inside City fees from $4.61 per cubic yard to $5.10 per cubic yard, however, fees were not increased at that time for outside City accounts. Outside City accounts were last raised on December 22, 1995. Ordinance 167 required all outside City accounts to pay 1.5 times the rate for inside City accounts.
This Resolution will increase those outside accounts by $0.73 per cubic yard and also correct an error in the third addendum to the Solid Waste Collection Agreement which indicated the contractor (Virgin Valley Disposal) will pay 2.77 per cubic yard for outside City accounts, included in this payment is the franchise fee for outside city refuse. On the last page, the addendum indicates there will be no franchise fee for refuse generated outside the City. Virgin Valley Disposal currently pays the City of Mesquite $2.31 per cubic yard for refuse originating outside the City.
With the approval of Resolution #561 that will increase outside of City refuse $0.73 per cubic yard for a total of $3.04 per cubic yard.
This increase will simply be passed on to those customers who have services outside of the City of Mesquite. You will see the increase effective August 1st. 2008.
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