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Council approves one-year extension of borough trash contract with Casella
Summary
Council authorized a one-year renewal of the borough’s trash collection contract with Casella Waste Systems at a unit fee adopted in the motion; committee noted that a rebid would likely increase per-unit cost significantly based on recent municipal bids.
The finance committee recommended and council approved a one-year extension of the borough’s trash-collection contract with Casella Waste Systems on July 29.
Ken Mobley summarized the analysis: the borough is in the final year of a three-year contract that includes two optional one‑year extensions. The current unit fee would change from the existing $209.37 to $213.43 under the one‑year renewal, the motion on the record stated. Committee members said rebidding now would likely cost substantially more — council cited nearby municipal unit fees above $230 in recent bids — so they recommended using the one-year extension to avoid an immediate market-rate increase.
Council moved and approved the one-year extension; the extension preserves the option to rebid in 2026. The committee clarified the fee discussed is a unit cost paid by the borough to the hauler and does not automatically change customer billing; any change to resident billing would require separate council action.
Why this matters: Extending the contract locks a known unit cost for one more year and avoids the immediate expense and staff time of a full rebid during a market with higher rates.
