Leaders in one Seminole County city have voted to raise fees on trash and recycling, while another is poised to do the same on water rates.
Oviedo City Council voted Tuesday to increase fees on its trash and recycling services. Rates will rise from $25 to $29.29.
The increase affects about 13,000 Oviedo households and would generate about $4.5 million a year. The money would be used to close a budget shortfall caused by rising operating costs.
“We would have about a $200,000 deficit in our general fund and it would increase if we didn’t do anything to about $3 million,” Oviedo City Councilmember Keith Britton said…