Sedgwick County Commissioners have voted to approve an increase in the annual solid waste fee for next year. This is the fee that is charged with property tax bills to homeowners and businesses, and it provides funding for a variety of solid waste programs.
The average increase will be 36 cents for 2023. Residential properties will go up from $7.90 to $8.38. Commercial and industrial properties will increase to a range from $5.33 to $10.67 a year, depending on how they’re classified.
The fee is expected to generate $1.9 million, and the funding helps support the household hazardous waste operations, special disposal events and other projects like the Trash Coupon Program and the Bulky Waste Coupon Program.
Commissioner Jim Howell raised a concern about one-time disposal events. He wants to look at year-round disposal for certain items. Commission Chairman David Dennis said the solid waste programs are important and he wants to continue them, but commissioners can talk about some changes in the future.
