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Bandera staff briefs council on garbage-rate increases; council questions markups and sludge costs
Summary
City staff presented a utility-rates update showing contracted garbage increases, projected revenue and an unexpectedly large sludge-hauling expense; councilors pressed for comparisons and questioned markups and alternatives.
City staff presented an update on the city's utility and garbage rates and answered council questions about trends, contracted increases and line-item costs, including sludge removal from the wastewater plant. Lede: Allison, the city's interim city administrator, told the council the contracted trash-rate increases since 2020 include no increase in 2021, a 3.45% increase in 2022 and 5% increases in subsequent years, and she provided a fact sheet showing projected solid-waste revenue of $700,021 and projected expenses of $610,000. Nut graf:…
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