Robbinsville plans to request county meeting after scale fees raised for town garbage truck

Robbinsville officials told the council they plan to press county commissioners over fees the county has charged the town for weighing its garbage truck at a county scale.

Council members said town residents already pay county sanitation taxes and that charging the town again penalizes local taxpayers. “They shouldn't have to pay additional to go across the county scale,” a council member said, urging the town to seek reimbursement.

Members agreed to ask the county for a hearing and aimed to get on the county agenda (the board discussed the 16th as a target date). Two council members volunteered to attend and present the town's concerns to the county. Staff was asked to pull cost figures and provide evidence of charges to bring to the meeting.

The council noted prior meetings on the issue and said it would request formal placement on the county agenda rather than simply showing up informally.