City Councilman Matt Carlucci is pushing to raise garbage fees for Jacksonville homeowners to address a growing financial deficit in the city's trash collection services. The city's trash collection debt has significantly increased due to rising costs for trash haulers and the city's decision to borrow funds to cover the gap.
A cold snap is coming, but first- a few storms today. To address a growing financial deficit in Jacksonville ’s trash collection services, City Council man Matt Carlucci is pushing to raise garbage fees for homeowners.Right now, homeowners pay about $12.65 a month in solid waste fees, which adds up to about $150 a year. That number, which is part of your property tax bill, hasn’t changed since 2010, even though the cost of services have more than doubled in that time.
for trash haulers in Jacksonville, with the city raising pay for some workers by nearly 45%, and Waste Management raising pay by 33%. To cover the gap, the city of Jacksonville has borrowed tens of millions of dollars from its general fund. “That could be used for better parks, more water and sewer line extensions, more roads and streets, better drainage, downtown development...you name it,” Carlucci said. According to the Council Auditor’s Office, the debt associated with garbage collection has grown significantly, with the city expected to borrow nearly $36 million this fiscal year. CAO projections indicate the total debt will rise to approximately $95 million by late September 2025.Carlucci says the solution is gradually raising the cost of service for homeowners to help pay off that debt. “My goal here is just to address the issue, try to build consensus on a way to handle the problem,” Carlucci said. “Because if we don’t, the loans just gonna keep growing like you wouldn’t believe.” He noted that the borrowing mechanism is considered a loan because the beaches communities and Baldwin independently fund their own trash services. Carlucci drafted two versions of this bill. The second version includes financial assistance for low-income households to help pay for garbage fee
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