05/03/2024
Notice Regarding Garbage Disposal Rates:
Baker City Residents:
Rates for regular commercial and residential garbage service within Baker City limits will remain unchanged for 2024.
Rural Customers:
Rates in Sumpter, Haines, and for most of our rural customers will remain unchanged.
For Huntington customers, garbage service rates were adjusted on April 1, 2024 according to the rate schedule approved by Huntington city council on March 16, 2021.
For Richland, Keating, and Halfway customers, some pricing adjustments were made to align with our other rural service areas. This results in some higher costs for monthly customers, but some lower costs for weekly services for existing customers. Please review the insert included in your May bill for details on rates effective June 1, 2024.
Landfill Customers:
Due primarily to increases in equipment and maintenance costs at our landfill, the public disposal rate at the landfill will increase from $60 to $63 per ton. The minimum charge will remain $20 for all loads 634 lbs and under.
20 YD Drop Box Customers:
With respect to our 20 yd drop box service, we have seen significant increases in the cost of dumpsters over the last 5 years without making adjustments to rental fees charged. As drop box services are intended to be a temporary service for most of our customers, we will be adjusting our fee structure to reflect this. Effective June 1, 2024, we will no longer charge any box rental fees for the first 7 days of use. After 7 days, the rent charge will be $10 per day, but will not exceed $250 per month. For customers with long-term service, the rental charge will be at a lower rate of $150 per month. Base disposal and tonnage rate will increase by approximately 5% in line with our landfill rate increase.
Please call our office at (541) 523-2626 with any questions or concerns. Thank you for your understanding and for being our customers.
