Landfill Fees to See Increase

The Sidney City Council approved an increase in landfill rates designed to cover costs of improvements and planning for future investments.

City Manager Ed Sadler said the proposal changes the rate structure so that business and residential customers pay the same per-ton rate. In his memo to city council, Sadler said that rates have remained the same since 2013, “and rate revenue has stayed stable at $1,100,000 for that time frame.” He added that the City began paying on new debt from the construction of a new disposal cell at the landfill in 2011, costing the landfill fund about $110,000 per...