St. Cloud Approves $50.8 million Enterprise Budget, Increasing Fees for Garbage Pickup and Wastewater

(KNSI)– St. Cloud residents will pay more for wastewater and garbage pickup after the city council approved the 2022 enterprise budget. The $50.8 million budget was unanimously approved after no comments were made during Monday night’s public hearing.

Garbage carts will be increased by $2.50 a month over two years. ($1.25 in 2022 and $1.25 in 2023) It’s the first increase to the cart fee in more than 20 years. St. Cloud is increasing the cost for special garbage pickup from $10 to $20 per request.

St. Cloud approved increasing wastewater fees by $1.90 per unit over four years. (2022 in $0.40 and $0.50 in 2023, 2024 and 2025) The street light utility fee is also going up by $0.20 a month over four years. ($0.05 a year in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025)

No changes are being proposed to fees for the River’s Edge Convention Center and the St. Cloud Municipal Athletic Complex.

The new fee increases will go into effect in 2022. Check out the enterprise budget for yourself by clicking here.

St. Cloud will vote on the city’s property tax proposals next month.

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