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City moves residential garbage contract to special fund; drop-off center running a modest subsidy
Summary
Public Works staff told the finance committee the contract for residential curbside collection (Johns) was moved to a special revenue fund; staff said the city expects the drop-off center to run about $50,000–$60,000 subsidized by the general fund in 2025, and noted roughly 3,200 tons of material were disposed there through August.
Public Works staff told the finance committee on Oct. 16 that residential curbside pickup—the contract with Johns—has been moved out of the general fund and into a new special revenue (garbage and recycling) fund and that fee revenues are intended to fully cover the collection contract.
Director Alex Damien said the solid-waste budget now shows disposal, drop-off center wages and compost-grinding wages while Johns’…
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