SEASIDE Property owners in South County could pay from 13 to nearly 18 percent more to have their garbage hauled away beginning in July.
In the first of three visits to local city councils this week, representatives from Western Oregon Waste explained to Seaside officials Monday night why garbage rate increases are in the double digits this year.
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