Flow Control Ordinance penalties increase
Summary
The board amended its solid waste rules with new fees effective October 1, 2026, and scheduled a July 23 public hearing on a flow control local law that would direct waste to county facilities.
At a glance
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Last discussed Aug 20, 2026.
Impact analysis
New solid waste fees take effect October 1, 2026; flow control could affect disposal costs for haulers and residents.
The county solid waste system's financial stability.
Haulers and residents who pay the revised disposal fees.
Mentions & discussions (5)
County Legislature — August 20, 2026
The legislature adopted a local law raising civil penalties for violations of the county's flow control rules, which require waste to be processed at county facilities.
Executive Committee — July 21, 2026
A public hearing is set for August 6 on a local law about flow control — requiring county trash to go to county facilities — which affects waste-system funding.
County Legislature — July 21, 2026
The county hired an investigator to look into violations of its Flow Control Ordinance and set an August 6 public hearing on a proposed Flow Control local law. Flow control rules require waste to go to designated county facilities.
Public Works Committee — July 16, 2026
The county wants to hire an investigator to enforce its flow control rule requiring local trash to go to county facilities. Officials say tonnage is already bouncing back — near 800 tons a day on Mondays — after a June price cut drove record landfill volume.
County Legislature — June 18, 2026
The board amended its solid waste rules with new fees effective October 1, 2026, and scheduled a July 23 public hearing on a flow control local law that would direct waste to county facilities.
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