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Committee directs short‑term support for recycling crew and requests parallel cost studies and long‑term plan
Summary
Committee voted to pursue near‑term recruitment/retention premiums for recycling staff, asked staff to solicit price quotes from private haulers, and directed a parallel city cost estimate and a fall plan to assess possible consolidation of solid‑waste services.
BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Transportation, Energy & Utilities Committee moved to authorize short‑term recruitment and retention measures for the city’s recycling crew, asked staff to seek price quotes for a contracted hauler, and directed staff to prepare a parallel, fully loaded cost estimate of a municipally operated recycling program and to return with a proposed long‑term plan by November 2025.
Committee members framed the action as an attempt to resolve an immediate staffing and morale crisis while gathering the information needed to make a longer‑term policy decision.
During a lengthy discussion, City staff presented a memo that described short‑term, medium‑term and long‑term steps. Short term: staff recommended a memorandum of…
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