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Converse council adopts lower refuse rate increase, citing calculation discrepancy

3619884 · March 4, 2025
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Summary

The City Council approved a lower refuse-rate increase after Interim City Manager Lanny Lambert recalculated Waste Management’s requested adjustment and found a smaller percentage under the contract’s 12-month average formula.

The City of Converse City Council on March 4 approved a smaller annual increase to the city’s municipal solid waste rate after staff recalculated the percentage Waste Management requested.

Interim City Manager Lanny Lambert told the council he checked the company’s inflation inputs against U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and verified the vendor’s monthly numbers but found a different 12‑month average when he…

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