{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Whitley County Sanitation increasing rates for first time &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"uoJqeZYt2e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/whitley-county-sanitation-increasing-rates-for-first-time\/\">Whitley County Sanitation increasing rates for first time<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/whitley-county-sanitation-increasing-rates-for-first-time\/embed\/#?secret=uoJqeZYt2e\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Whitley County Sanitation increasing rates for first time&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"uoJqeZYt2e\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Whitley-County-Fiscal-Court-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":216,"thumbnail_height":202,"description":"If you are a customer of Whitley County Sanitation, which is the Whitley County Fiscal Court\u2019s garbage collection service, then take note. Effective Oct. 1, rates increased to $22 monthly, $62 quarterly, and $248 for annual payments. Extra cans are still $10 per month. The rate increases are due to additional expenses incurred by the county. Whitley County Solid Waste Coordinator Amber Owens noted that the biggest increase has been fuel. The county is also paying more for truck parts, and the landfill fees are the highest of any other operation in the area. \u201cAll of that combined forced us to raise rates,\u201d Owens noted in an e-mail. \u201cSanitation isn&#8217;t like most county operations, like the road department. It\u2019s a service for a fee. There\u2019s not a tax that specifically operates sanitation. In order to keep offering the service, we have to make sure we can cover the overhead\u00a0costs.\u201d The Whitley County Fiscal Court started its own garbage collection business in February 2020, and it has since grown to nearly 4,000 customers. Initially, the fiscal court started the service to pick-up trash in the eastern portion of the county in areas where people were complaining that they couldn\u2019t get service. The service has since expanded countywide. In September 2020, the Whitley County Fiscal Court voted to reduce the price for Whitley County Sanitation\u2019s residential garbage service from $20 per month and $57 per quarter to $17.50 per month and $50 for quarterly payments, and $200 for annual payments. This is where the rates remained until Oct. 1, 2022, when the rate increase went into effect."}