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DPW budget rises amid rising landfill and recycling costs; council hears about trash fees, snow and Tapley Street property dispute
Summary
The Department of Public Works presented an overall increase of about 4.7–4.9%, driven by labor-contract costs, higher tipping/inspection fees, recycling contracts and landfill testing. Councillors pressed officials on recycling cost-per-ton, mattress collection and the city’s snow/ice budget.
Chris Signolfi, director of the Department of Public Works, told the Springfield City Council Committee of the Whole on May 21 that DPW’s proposed budget increases roughly 4.7–4.9% overall, primarily due to contractual labor costs and higher enterprise fund expenses.
Signolfi said DPW has 132 full-time employees and had recently negotiated contracts that created a baseline 4% personnel increase; that change in collective-bargaining costs is a major driver of the general-fund personnel increases. He told the committee the city handles multiple closed landfills, hazardous-waste obligations and increased recycling…
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