JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville should not expect a million dollar fee from Neptune and Atlantic Beaches anytime soon.

Leaders with both communities sent a letter to Mayor Alvin Brown and city council president Bill Bishop detailing that they will not pay tipping fees for hauling trash to the county landfill.

COJ officials say they are owed a $1.4 million in combined fees over two years for dumbing garbage in Trail Ridge Landfill.

A team of consultants advised the mayorsthe coastalcommunities on the matter.

The letter states, "based on a review of said information and the language and terms of the Interlocal Agreement, it is the position of both Neptune Beach and Atlantic Beach that "tipping fees" may not be assessed by the City of Jacksonville for the Fiscal Years of 2011-2012 or 2012-2013. We remain open to any comments or suggestions you or your staff may have."

The fee fight dates back to last year when Jacksonville City Council members approved the measure.

Councilman Stephen Joost told Action News earlier this month that the coastal communities need to pay up. "They're in tight budget times and we're in tight budget times. They want us to cut our budget all the way, they need to cut theirs too."

Atlantic Beach commissioner Maria Mark says Jacksonville blindsided the beaches with these fees.

"Even if we have to pay this tipping fee to Jacksonville, I don't know if that's going to solve those other budget problems that they have. Certain funds are restricted through certain uses," said Mark.

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