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Springfield Residents will be Charged $90 for Trash Removal

SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS (WWLP) -- Springfield residents can expect to be paying a ninety dollar yearly trash-removal fee. Officials say the trash fee will generate four million dollars a year, which is needed to help balance the budget.

I wonder if it'll be $90 per household, or if it'll end up costing us $450.

Why not just reassess all the homes for another $20-30,000?

(Oh, wait, the city's already assessed our house for $40,000 more than its initial assessment six years ago. Before any significant improvements had been made.)