Pompton Lakes council reviews five-year shared-services plan with Oakland for garbage, recycling and yard waste; no vote taken

Pompton Lakes Borough Council met in a special open session to review a proposed five-year shared‑services agreement with the Borough of Oakland for residential garbage, recycling and vegetative‑waste collection, but postponed any vote after council members said contract language and operational details remain unresolved.

The proposal would make Pompton Lakes the lead agency and provide collection for approximately 4,400 residential units in Oakland from Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2030, excluding condominium and apartment complexes. The borough administrator and DPW superintendent told the council the deal would add nine new employees dedicated first to Oakland collections and would include the capital cost of two new garbage trucks in the annual fee charged to Oakland.

The proposed agreement, presented to the council by Michael, borough administrator, and Dan, DPW superintendent, was described as a cost‑recovery arrangement in which Oakland would pay an annual fee that covers salaries, benefits, fuel and equipment costs. The administrators put the first‑year total fee on the screen at $1,024,681, with projected escalation in later years; they also showed a projected annual net revenue to Pompton Lakes beginning around $133,000 and rising to about $177,000, generating roughly $780,000 in net revenue over five years, according to the presentation materials shared with the council.

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