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HERMISTON — Hermiston residents will pay 37% more each month for garbage service beginning April 1.

The Hermiston City Council on Monday, March 11, voted to approve a rate hike request by Waste Connections Inc. Beginning April 1, residential customers with 90-gallon cans will pay $29.05 per month, an increase of $7.92 over the current rate of $21.13. Residential customers with 35-gallon cans will pay $17.46, an increase of $4.76 over the current rate of $12.70. Commercial customers will pay $120.82 per month, an increase of $32.95 over the current rate of $87.87.

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