North Port increases trash collection fee

North Port increases trash collection fee

North Port commissioners increased trash collection rates as the Public Works department struggles with rising costs. Commissioners voted 5-0 last Thursday to raise the yearly rate by 10%, from $302.50 to $332.75."Costs do go up. And you know, basically we're talking a 10% increase here," Commissioner David Duval said before the vote. "And that hurts. But these are services that we need, services we provide. And out Solid Waste just does an exce…