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Council pauses city-funded bulky-waste program and debates recreation fee increases
Summary
At the April 15 budget workshop, councilors agreed to pause Auburn's city-funded bulky-waste program after June 30 and asked staff to prepare a plan for a restructured program.
At the April 15 budget workshop, councilors agreed to pause Auburn's city-funded bulky-waste program after June 30 and asked staff to prepare a plan for how the service could resume in the next fiscal year with clearer rules for eligibility and collection.
Bulky-waste pause: The manager explained the decision to remove funding for bulky waste in the FY26 municipal proposal, noting that the program cost about $145,000 the previous year and the city's accounting systems cannot easily verify whether all users were Auburn residents. Councilors asked staff to design a restart that could include a…
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