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Fraser council unanimously approves three-year extension with Priority Waste, contingent on attorney review
Summary
After lengthy public questioning about service quality and billing, Fraser City Council voted 7-0 to extend Priority Waste's refuse, recycling and compost collection contract for three years, with final terms subject to city attorney review and approval.
Fraser City Council voted 7-0 Thursday to extend its contract with Priority Waste for three years, with final terms conditioned on review and approval by the city attorney.
The vote followed more than an hour of discussion during which council members and residents questioned Priority Waste’s service performance, billing structure and warranty terms and staff presented an approximate annual cost for the extension.
City staff recommended the extension because local and regional waste haulers told staff they need months to prepare bids and deploy equipment and crews, which would make a timely competitive procurement difficult before the current contract expires Sept. 12. City staff said the extension would preserve service continuity while giving the city time to prepare a future competitive bid process.
Dan Venet, vice president…
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