Franklin County commissioners this week agreed to move forward on a plan to extend the disposal contract between Franklin County and Waste Management.
The contract allows Waste Management to take local household trash to other counties for incineration.
The current contract is set to expire September 30th.
The contract has to be renewed every 5 years.
When the contract is approved it will increase the disposal rate the county pays Waste Management to $29 dollars a ton.
The current rate is $18.22 a ton.
If the increase is approved it will likely lead to higher tipping fees, which is the amount residents pay to dispose of trash at the landfill.
There are still some technical issues that have to be worked out between the county and Waste Management so the commission will likely approve the new contract at their next meeting once the changes have been made.
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