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Waste Management, La Marque council discuss contract billing, franchise fees and recurring complaints about bulk pickup
Summary
A Waste Management representative updated the council on contract changes that shifted commercial billing to WM and added a 10% franchise fee; council members pressed WM on persistent bulk pickup and storm debris procedures and asked for better resident education and web resources.
Waste Management representative Shanna Lopez briefed the La Marque City Council on contract changes and long‑running complaints about bulk pickup and post‑storm debris handling during the Aug. 5 budget workshop.
Lopez said the city shifted commercial billing to Waste Management Oct. 1, 2024, and that WM has since remitted roughly $9,500 monthly in franchise fees to the city. The contract also included a 5% (transcript: 10% — WM said 10%) franchise fee on commercial businesses, Lopez said, and WM will apply a 5% price increase Oct. 1 as part of a five‑year extension agreed last year.
The bulk‑pickup discussion dominated…
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