Orangeburg residents face new city fees in October budget [Video]

Residents living within the city limits will not see an increase in property taxes, but local fees will go up.

Residential sanitation will increase by $3, bringing the cost to $20.

Fingerprinting at the Department of Public Safety will increase from $5 to $10 for residents and from $5 to $20 for non-residents.

Prior to this new budget, there was no fee for a funeral escort or to be buried at the city’s cemetery. The city says it will cost $150 for a funeral escort and $300 to be buried, with an extra $150 for a grave marker.

Orangeburg’s city administrator, Sidney Evering, said the new $29.6 million budget is due to increased costs.

“We’re certainly sympathetic and understand that everyone is facing a lot of financial pressures, which is why we were so …