Landfill rates increase

The Platte Valley Solid Waste Disposal District (Landfill Board) passed a resolution June 3 to increase the landfill rates 18 percent effective July 1.

For the a personal landfill fee, that increases the monthly cost from $17 to $20. Commercial increases also went into effect.

The rate will reflect on the Aug. 1 billing for each town. Saratoga and Riverside bill landfill use for the outlying areas, while each municipality bills for its residents.

An ordinance had been tabled from the May meeting and was taken off the table in June. Chairman Randy Raymer said he discovered in his research that...