Solid waste ordinance update (Chapter 94)
Summary
Your trash bill is going up — the first residential increase since 2022. The city says trucks now cost $280,000 versus $200,000 in 2018, plus fuel, inflation, and ice-storm equipment wear.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Aug 18, 2026.
Impact analysis
Higher trash bills for every household and business starting soon.
The city's ability to keep two-day-a-week trash, rubbish, and recycling service funded.
Ratepayers facing higher monthly bills.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Board of Aldermen - Aug 18, 2026
Your trash bill is going up — the first residential increase since 2022. The city says trucks now cost $280,000 versus $200,000 in 2018, plus fuel, inflation, and ice-storm equipment wear.
Board of Aldermen - Aug 4, 2026
First readings were given to ordinances updating the neighborhood code enforcement chapter (Chapter 87) and the solid waste chapter (Chapter 94); final votes come later.
We'll email you when it's on an upcoming agenda and when it's voted on, at most once a day.
The weekly brief for Oxford
What the council decided, in plain English — one email a week.
Free. Unsubscribe with one click any time. We never sell your email.