The town of Orangetown held a special town board meeting earlier this week after local garbage hauling companies asked for an increase in fees to offset the increases they’d be taking on from Rockland Green. Orangetown supervisor Teresa Kenny says after some negotiations, they gave them a little less than they were asking for…
Howard Phillips heads up Rockland Green and says the increase is necessary, because they’ve held their prices steady for the last 15 years, with commercial collections subsidizing residential collections…
The new garbage fees in Orangetown go into effect next month, an additional $3.50 each month.