During Tuesday night’s meeting, Hopkinsville City Council approved an ordinance increasing the residential trash and garbage collection rates.
Hopkinsville Solid Waste General Manager Tony Sicari brought the proposed rate increase before the Committee of the Whole at its last meeting, citing the increase would help offset rising service costs. The ordinance forwarded to City Council for first reading increases the monthly garbage collection rate to $25 for apartments, economy, and residences.
Councilman Chuck Crabtree asked what the difference is between collecting garbage at an apartment versus a single-family home with Sicari explaining they are trying to be more uniform across the board.
Councilwoman Alethea West also pointed out some customers are paying more of an increase for monthly trash service than others.
Sicari said they did an across-the-board cost analysis and what it cost to actually service these customers versus what they were paying is the same. He added their goal is that everyone has the same opportunities to dispose of their garbage.
City Council unanimously approved the ordinance setting the minimum monthly rate at $25. The second reading of the ordinance will be at the next city council meeting.
In other business, the council unanimously approved a municipal order establishing a new housing incentive district for the construction and development of Eagle Cove, Section 4, which will be located on approximately six acres and will provide single-family housing.
