Silver Bay announces July 1 changes to garbage, recycling billing

Silver Bay will change garbage disposal billing for residents on the city’s quarterly cycle beginning July 1, and the update also covers garbage and recycling collection. The city is telling households to clip and save the notice, a sign that the changes are meant to be kept close at hand when the first bills and pickup changes arrive.

Residential water, sewer and garbage service in Silver Bay is billed quarterly, with statements processed and sent in January, April, July and October. The city does not give a new dollar amount in the alert, but it makes clear that both billing and collection are changing, so the July statement is the one to watch. For households that depend on regular curbside pickup, the practical issue is not only what arrives in the mailbox, but what shows up at the curb.

Residents who see a billing problem or a service mismatch can start with the Silver Bay Public Utilities Department or City Hall. Regular City Council meetings are held on the first and third Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at City Hall unless changed by resolution, giving the public a place to press for answers as the new system begins.

Silver Bay sits in Lake County on Lake Superior’s North Shore, about 56 miles northeast of Duluth, and has about 1,850 residents. The city is a statutory Plan A city with an elected mayor, four council members and an appointed city administrator, a small government structure that makes utility changes quickly visible in daily life. Another city notice puts the next major infrastructure milestone on July 7, when officials are set to break ground at 10 a.m. on water treatment plant upgrades and a new booster station at 102 East Lakeview Drive. The city’s new alert feature on its website is being used to post and update important information as those changes roll out.