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Sanitation seeks new loaders, materials handler, additional routes and staff as city growth raises service load; diversion at 58%
Summary
Sanitation & Environmental Services Director Nate Ridley told Franklin’s Budget & Finance Committee on March 20 that the department is handling increased volumes from city growth and is seeking equipment and staffing additions, including a materials handler for the burn yard and additional automated side‑loaders to support a new route.
Sanitation & Environmental Services (SES) Director Nate Ridley presented the department’s FY26 budget and program enhancement requests on March 20, reporting service volumes, recruitment successes and a suite of equipment and staffing requests tied to city growth.
Ridley said SES serves about 27,000 service points in the city and handles roughly 73,000 tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) annually, about 2,700 tons of recycling (sent to Marshall County for processing) and about 1,400 tons of yard waste. He said the department completed an entry‑level driver program that has produced trained drivers and helped reduce hiring costs.
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