The city of San Diego’s Department of Environmental Services has revised its initial cost assessment on trash collection, lowering the proposed fee by nearly 10%.
The preliminary cost announced by city officials was set at $53 per month for those using 95-gallon waste containers. Now, it’s set to be around $5 less, or $47.59 per month.
Additionally, service for those with 35-gallon bins and 65-gallon bins are set to be priced at $36.72 and $42.88 respectively.
The changes followed the conclusion of 10 open houses for residents to discuss the impending fees.
“Since the preliminary fee was presented back in February, we have continued to review and refine the rate model, and we have taken several actions to bring the fee down,” said Kirby Brady, interim director of environmental services.
Brady’s department will present the proposal to the City Council on Monday. While there will not be a vote during the meeting, the council will be asked to set a hearing date in early June to consider the fees and a second hearing in late June to approve or reject them.
Once the City Council sets a public hearing date, the city is required to formally notify residents of the proposed fee by distributing a mailer.
If the fee is approved, enhanced services will begin July 1, city officials said, including improvements to reliability and no additional charges for replacement bins. An increase to recycling collection, with more bulky items being picked up, would begin July 1, 2027, corresponding to a proposed increase of fees in the third year of implementation.
Monthly fees would be added to a customer’s property tax bill.
Currently, San Diego is one of the only cities in California to not charge a trash collection fee; the service is financed primarily through the city’s general fund.
In 2022, voters passed Measure B by a narrow margin, which repealed a near-century-old ordinance, to allow the city to impose a trash collection fee for single-family households.
The introduction of a waste collection fee, according to city officials, aims to free up more money in the general fund for projects and services such as infrastructure improvements, public safety and parks programs.
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