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Council debate resumes over Resource Authority tipping fees; motion to draft ordinance dies for lack of second
Summary
Councilmembers renewed concerns about the regional Resource Authority charging $60 per ton for tipping when council documents indicate a $45 maximum. Members requested staff pursue changes to the contractual agreement; a motion to direct the city attorney to draft an ordinance died for lack of a second.
Councilmember Gervais reopened a long-running concern on Oct. 21 about the Resource Authority’s tipping fee for municipal solid waste. Gervais said the authority is charging $60 per ton while, he asserted, the city’s ordinance or agreement limits the charge to $45 per ton; he called the discrepancy an ongoing problem that has lasted roughly 20 months.
Mayor and staff explained the practical constraint: the tipping fee and…
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