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Detroit councilors pin proposal to reduce solid-waste general-fund subsidy amid service and contract concerns
Summary
Councilors debated a Member Vincent proposal to cut the city's general-fund subsidy to the solid-waste fund by $4 million annually, pinned the item for further information and asked administration and law to study service impacts, contract penalties and alternatives.
Detroit City Councilors on Monday debated a proposal to reduce the city's general-fund subsidy for the solid-waste fund by $4 million a year, but did not adopt the change and instead "pinned" the item for more information. The discussion centered on whether the city can live within lower revenues without reducing recently expanded trash services or breaching contracts with private haulers.
The proposal, presented as a recurring $4 million reduction, drew votes of support from council members who emphasized fiscal caution and opposition from administration officials who defended the current service level. "I wouldn't be supportive personally, of reducing the level of service," said Director Robert Brundage of the…
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