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Council approves $26,400 for organic drop-site pickup; declines city subsidy for curbside subscription
Summary
Councilors approved $26,400 in the FY26 supplemental consideration to fund vendor pickup at fixed city drop sites for organic (food) waste; they declined a $107,444 one‑time subsidy that would have paid first-year subscription fees for curbside service, saying curbside needs subscription thresholds to be viable.
The Auburn City Council agreed on March 24 to include $26,400 in the FY26 baseline to fund vendor pickup of organic (compostable) food waste at fixed city drop sites and to defer a proposed city subsidy for curbside subscription service.
Staff presented bids from a vendor that operates a drop-site pickup program and a subscription-based curbside program. The $26,400 figure covers…
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