It's now official.. Mount Carmel residents will soon pay an extra dollar per month for garbage service.
The Mount Carmel City Council on Monday approved a garbage rate increase that was first introduced last month by Garbage Commissioner Susan Zimmerman.
Under the approved ordinance, residential garbage rates will increase by one dollar per month. The adjustment comes as city officials continue to deal with rising costs associated with trash collection services.
When the proposal was initially presented, it included a second one-dollar increase scheduled to take effect next July. However, city officials have since scrapped that portion of the plan.
Instead, the council will re-evaluate the city's garbage fund and collection costs next spring before deciding whether any additional rate changes are necessary.
City leaders have said the increase is intended to help keep the garbage fund financially stable while avoiding larger rate hikes in the future.
The new rate increase will take effect July 1st.