Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell has proposed a new bill that would charge every single family home owner on Oahu $10 a month for trash pickup. For condominiums, townhouses, businesses and nonprofits that have dumpster pickups, they would be charged an additional $314 per month per 3-cubic-yard dumpster. Bill 9 has passed its first reading by Honolulu City Council members and will now be sent to the city Budget Committee for further review. Caldwell stated that the bill's minimal fee would raise as much as $21 million per year for the city. Caldwell also noted that the trash pickup service costs Honolulu approximately $100 million per year. City Councilwoman Kymberly Pine, who supported the bill with reservations, noted that the new fee will be especially hard for disadvantaged families who are already burdened by a high sewer fee.
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 2-20-2014, www.staradvertiser.com
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