WRITTEN BY
Rae Grulkowski
On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in the 9:30 am Cascade County Commissioner meeting, Commissioners signed a lease agreement to construct a new solid waste container site in Belt – right across the fence from the recently vacated one. Construction of a new site is loosely estimated between $100,000 – $190,000. And, in an ensuing “Solid Waste Hearing” at 11:00 am, they signed a resolution to seek a loan, up to $300,000. The loan is to be used for the solid waste district program in general. Lastly, in September, 2024, taxpayers were assessed a 45% increase to their Solid Waste tax assessment which infused over $400,000 into the Solid Waste District budget. However, there is no way the Public will know anything further because, assumedly, the majority of the discussions leading up to these decisions were by undisclosed meetings and email deliberations. Commissioners then refused to answer inquiries of citizens as they went to the podium to participate.
Read the complete article: UPDATE- The 45% Increase in Cascade County Rural Solid Waste District Assessment