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Board recommends citywide trash and recycling contract with GFL; next step is council review
Summary
The Board voted to recommend a five‑year citywide contract with GFL for garbage and recycling collection and to forward the recommendation to the Common Council. The proposal would make collection mandatory for covered residential units and adds a small administrative fee in year one.
The Board of Public Works recommended on Sept. 3 that the City Council approve a five‑year citywide trash contract with GFL that would provide weekly garbage and every‑other‑week recycling collection. The motion, submitted as a recommendation to council, was made and seconded; the chair announced the motion passed by voice and a hand check.
Staff presented a spreadsheet showing comparative pricing scenarios and administrative charges. As described to the board, the city would add an administrative charge that staff set at $0.93 in the first contract year and that would increase by one cent each year thereafter under the proposed…
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