GARY â The Common Council is weighing three new alternatives to a proposed 73% garbage collection fee hike for residents â but any of the options could mean a reduction in services, like neighborhood and beach cleanups and trash collection at city-owned facilities. The Sanitary District, which bills residents for sewer usage and trash collection, first asked the council last month to raise its monthly collection rate for households from $16.30 to $28.25. The original proposal includes a portion to make up for the 2018-2020 revenue shortfalls over what it has and needs to be paid to Republic Services. It also allows GSD to continue funding city services.