Commissioners OK higher trash fees | Top Stories | Wichita Eagle
by DEB GRUVER
County commissioners voted 4-1 Wednesday to clear the fees, which will go into sensation effectively July 1 and show on November property tax statements. 66 more a year for a mighty-ice fee assessed on their property tax bills. Peterjohn contended last week that the fee amounts to a tax because everyone must pay it even if they don't take more favourably of services such as the county's household precarious squandering mastery or disposal events. Chairman Karl Peterjohn voted against raising the fee, saying he promised during his manoeuvres to walking papers for voter approbation of tax increases. The assail is considered a fee, not a tax, under shape law. 70 a year for residential property owners and from $4. 46 for commercial property owners. The fees are expected to discontinue about $1....
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