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Carrollton advisory team recommends scaled limits for bulk and brush pickups; council gives consensus to seek new contract
Summary
A council advisory team recommended scaling back Carrollton’s previously unlimited weekly bulk/brush pickup to defined cubic-yard limits, adding craft bags for yard waste and increasing self‑delivery limits; the finance committee endorsed the majority recommendation and council provided consensus to proceed to an RFP with those terms.
A city advisory team recommended on Jan. 7 that Carrollton revise its solid-waste service limits and update Chapter 50 ordinances before issuing a new multi‑year collection contract.
Diane Vaughn, the city chief financial officer, and Daniel Bryan, solid waste contract administrator, told council the current contract (procured in 2015 and renewed in 2020) expires in September. An advisory committee with council members and board chairs reviewed market responses to an RFI, benchmarking from peer cities, and resident expectations before presenting two recommendations to the finance committee.
The majority recommendation, backed by the finance committee…
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