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Council advances Republic Services renewal after company offers 6% rate increases for 2025–26
Summary
Fairview Park council committee moved ordinance 25‑26 forward after a Republic Services representative described proposed 6% annual increases tied to CPI and said service levels would remain unchanged; council voted to advance the ordinance for additional readings.
Fairview Park City Council’s finance committee voted to move ordinance 25‑26 forward after Republic Services outlined a proposed renewal that would raise residential waste and recycling rates by 6% for 2025 and 6% for 2026 while keeping service levels the same.
The change was presented by a Republic Services representative identified in the meeting as Mr. Gibbons, who said the company negotiated the increases with neighboring Parma Heights and was offering Fairview Park the same rates. “We are offering those same rates to your city, should you choose to accept it,” Mr. Gibbons said, citing increases tied to the Consumer Price…
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