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Sahuarita adopts ordinance, awards townwide trash contract to Waste Connections after hours of public comment
Summary
After more than two hours of public comment and a brief executive session, the Town of Sahuarita adopted an ordinance establishing a townwide residential solid-waste collection program and awarded a seven-year contract to Waste Connections of Arizona under a fixed-rate option.
The Town of Sahuarita on (meeting date not specified) adopted an ordinance establishing a townwide residential curbside solid-waste collection program and voted to award a seven-year contract to Waste Connections of Arizona.
The council passed Ordinance No. 2025-179, which amends the Sahuarita Town Code (Title 8, Health and Sanitation, Chapter 8.05) to authorize a single residential-provider system for single-family and multifamily dwellings up to four units. Council later approved Contract No. 25001 with Waste Connections of Arizona for an amount not to exceed $27,000,000, with service to commence as negotiated in the procurement schedule.
The issue drew lengthy public comment from residents across Sahuarita, many of whom said they objected to losing choice of hauler, expressed concern about fees charged by current providers when…
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