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Queen Creek's garbage fee is expected to rise to $20 a month, with a new water fee on the way
A 10,000-gallon household would pay $18.42 to $30.70 a month for the water resource fee
Source: Queen Creek Tribune
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Town sewer, with rebate | $18.42 |
| Private sewer or septic | $30.7 |
If you pay a Queen Creek utility bill, mark Wed., Nov. 18. That's when rates will be set at the Town Council meeting, and the monthly garbage fee is expected to rise to $20, up $3.78 from $16.22. It would be the first increase since 2013.
The bigger change is a new monthly water resource fee, expected at $3.07 for 1,000 gallons in its first year and expected to increase in each of the six years after. KJZZ reports the town's plan is to buy water from the Harquahala Valley, pump it out of the ground and send it by canal. As Utilities Director Mark Skocypec put it at a recent town meeting, “Cheap water is over.”
If you want to clear out the garage first, QC Recycles is a free drive-through drop-off for Town of Queen Creek residents. It takes appliances, batteries, electronics, metals, tires, latex paint, paper for shredding, and textiles.
- When: Sat., Nov. 14, 7 to 11 a.m.
- Where: Field Operations Facility, 19715 S. 220th St.
- Pre-registration closes Nov. 9 at QueenCreekAZ.gov/RecycleEvents
- Last year: 1,200 participants dropped off 107,000 pounds
The garbage fee by the numbers
- $20
- expected monthly garbage fee, up from $16.22
- 28,000
- residential customers who pay the fee
- 23%
- of materials taken in by the solid waste system are recycled
- 13 years
- since the fee was last raised
Source: Queen Creek Tribune
