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Lockport approves five-year Waste Management contract; council clarifies senior discount and animal pickup
Summary
The Lockport City Council approved Resolution 25-083 to enter a five-year contract with Waste Management after a sealed-bid process. Council members and a company representative discussed senior discounts, billing, rate escalators and dead-animal pickup procedures before finalizing the agreement.
The Lockport City Council approved Resolution 25-083 to enter a five-year contract with Waste Management following a sealed-bid process, city staff said.
City staff said the contract keeps current curbside recycling, hazardous-waste and bulk pickups, holds resident rates steady for 2026 and applies an approximately 15% reduction for qualifying senior households in the first year.
Ben, a city staff member who presented the item, told the council the city received four bids — from Waste Management (the incumbent), LRS, Homewood and Republic — and that Waste Management was the lowest bidder. "We are able to hold the price for the first year and lower the price for the seniors in the first year," Ben said.…
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