Burlington residents could soon pay more to get rid of their garbage.
City Manager Jim Ferneau says the base fee is $12.10/month. He says that does include recycling and inclusion in a city-wide clean-up.
The fee does not appear to be enough to balance the $2-million sanitation budget, which is carrying a roughly $220,000 shortfall.
Ferneau says part of the reason for that is the city has only adjusted the monthly rate based on increasing tipping fees at the local landfill.
