Article: Some to pay higher fee for trash; $2 hike for 65-gallon bin; 35-gallon bin stays the same.(LOCAL NEWS)

Byline: Jean Laquidara Hill

HOLDEN - After nearly 80 minutes of discussion, selectmen voted last night to increase the trash collection fees from $13 to $15 a month for residents who will be using a 65-gallon trash container, and continue an $11 a month fee for customers using a 35-gallon trash container.

Town Manager Brian J. Bullock and Dennis J. Lipka, growth management director, had recommended that the fee for hauling away trash from the 35-gallon container be increased from $11 to $13.

Selectman David J. White argued against increasing the fee for the 35-gallon trash receptacle. The smaller container is used mostly by senior citizens, who ...

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