Council raises roll-off rates, settles location for Liberty Bridge plaque

Although Fulton officials reiterated their stance that residential trash pick-up rates are not likely to go up in the near future, the city council approved an increase for roll-off fees during its regular meeting Tuesday night.

"We've had one week of hauling to Jefferson City. The trucks are getting about 4 miles per gallon," Solid Waste Manager J.C. Miller said. "Because of the new emissions control regulations, the best we can hope for is 5 miles per gallon."

With the cost of diesel fuel continuing to hover around $4 per gallon, Director of Administration Bill Johnson told council members, "The need to adjust the roll-off rate is necessary."

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.