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With no rate increase for the last 11 years, City Manager David Fierke said Fort Dodge’s current path to maintain sanitation equipment with rising landfill costs is unsustainable.
For years, the number of customers has stayed nearly as constant at the monthly rate. But if that continues to stay flat, the city might not be able to reinvest in new equipment to replace aging fleets.
“The bottom line is we won’t be able to set aside or acquire as much equipment according to what we feel our plan is at current revenue levels,” said Jeff Nemmers, Fort Dodge city clerk and finance director.