Get yours now before enforcement begins
BY MARK J. CRAWFORD
Telegraph Editor
Bradford residents who use the solid waste collection sites are asked to use the month of November to obtain a decal for their vehicle in order to continue using the sites.
Property owners will show proof they pay the county’s solid waste assessment in order to obtain a vehicle decal.
The decals will be used to prevent use of the solid waste collection sites by anyone who does not pay the assessment. This includes out-of-county residents as well as property owners in the city of Starke. Starke charges residents and businesses for its contacted garbage collection service, so they do not pay the county’s special assessment. Anyone who doesn’t pay it will be prohibited from dumping.
Solid Waste Director Bennie Jackson detailed the procedure for obtaining vehicle decals, saying enforcement will begin in December.
During the month of November, county property owners should take their tax bill (TRIM notice) to a solid waste collection site. DO NOT take bills to the tax collector’s office or the county manger’s office to obtain a decal.
Site attendants will provide assistance by applying the decal, or they can instruct the vehicle owner how to do so. The decals will be located on the lower inside corner of the driver’s side windshield.
After November, anyone who cannot provide a tax bill showing they pay a solid waste assessment fee to the county will be asked to leave without disposing of their trash.
The return to a decal system for disposal comes after complaints that the sites were being used by nonresidents. Those who pay the solid waste assessment recently saw the fee increase for the first time in 36 years to help fund a revenue deficit for the service.
“We are sorry for any inconvenience or delays this may cause but please be patient with the site attendant as this is new to all of us,” Jackson said.
