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Smithville staff recommends holding Green for Life rate increase at 1.7% by extending contract
3802255 · April 30, 2025
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Staff reported the city's trash contract with Green for Life (GFL) is currently quoted to increase 1.7% for 2026; staff said negotiations reduced an initial larger proposal and recommended offering a one-year extension that would hold the 1.7% rate for 2027 as well.
City staff told the Board of Aldermen that the current residential/commercial trash contract with Green for Life (GFL) runs through October 2026 and that a negotiated increase for 2026 is 1.7 percent. Staff said an earlier proposal was substantially higher and credited Myra (city staff) with…
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