Lane County Commissioners voted Tuesday to increase disposal fees and reduce services at three waste transfer stations in the county.
Commissioners voted to increase disposal fees by 5% and add a $10 minimum fee increase. They also voted to close the Walton transfer station, and reduce the days the Creswell and Veneta transfer stations will be open. The Creswell station will only operate on Fridays and Saturdays. The Veneta station will reduce operations to Wednesday through Saturday.
These changes will close a $3 million structural operating budget deficit, which county officials believe is the result of waste hauler Sanipac not paying into the system benefit fee that helps fund the transfer stations…