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Republic Services outlines route optimization, customer tools and EV truck plan for Redmond
Summary
Republic Services presented operations and performance data and outlined a 2025 plan centered on route optimization, stronger customer communications, a Recycler Plus subscription service and a phased transition to electric collection trucks.
Valerie Taylor, Redmond’s billing and collections manager, introduced a Republic Services presentation on service performance and 2025 priorities, noting Republic is pursuing an intergovernmental agreement with Deschutes County for franchise administration.
Erica Heitzma, Republic’s Central Oregon general manager, described the company’s local leadership and introduced operations manager Tim Long and municipal manager Courtney Voss. Courtney told council Republic’s current franchise runs to 2032 and staff are beginning negotiations with the county and city on a coordinated franchise agreement; she said the parties were aiming for implementation timelines that could include a July 1 effective date if agreement terms are reached.
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