Council member requests city review Union Avenue damage, asks for waste transfer tipping‑fee revenue data

Council member Wright asked staff to research funding for improvements to Union Avenue, citing wear linked to large regional trash trucks, and to return data on the city’s waste transfer facility tipping fees and revenue at an upcoming council meeting.

At the Oct. 15 Englewood mayor–manager meeting, staff recorded Wright’s request and said the matter will be added to the relevant agenda item for discussion. The specific questions recorded for staff were: what Englewood’s waste transfer facility tipping fees are per cubic yard, how much those fees generate in revenue, when the fees were last increased, and what other regional waste transfer facilities pay per cubic yard to their respective municipalities.

The mayor–manager meeting did not include staff responses to all of those questions; a staff member (Victor) was mentioned as likely to bring data and the clerk’s office was asked to coordinate with utilities and other departments to develop answers. No formal motion or council vote was taken at the Oct. 15 meeting on the request. The item was presented as a council request to be addressed in a future agenda item.

Council member Wright’s request was introduced during the staff calendar review and will be tracked as follow‑up material for the appropriate council meeting. Staff did not provide a current dollar value for the tipping fee, the last fee increase date, or comparative regional rates in the Oct. 15 discussion; those details were described as outstanding and to be provided by staff at a later date.

The Oct. 15 meeting is a staff preview; any formal policy or funding decision on Union Avenue improvements or tipping‑fee changes would require a council motion and vote at a future public meeting.