Commission directs staff toward in-house curbside hauling and approves purchase of used Peterbilt truck

The Livingston City Commission on Monday gave staff direction to move toward city-operated curbside hauling and approved purchase of a used Peterbilt truck to support the shift.

City Manager Grant Gager presented results of a two-year financial and technical review of the city's solid-waste operations, including a Herrera Environmental net-present-value analysis of four alternatives: the status quo, the city hauling to Logan, the city hauling to Billings, and a private hauler hauling to a regional facility. The analysis showed the lowest long-term net-present-value per ton for the option where the city hauls to Logan versus the current arrangement.

Gager summarized that the status quo yields a net-present-value per ton of approximately $69.57; the modelled city-haul-to-Logan option had an NPV-per-ton near $43.14; hauling to Billings and a private-hauler option showed higher NPVs. Staff said those modeled results align closely with a commercial proposal they recently received to take over only curbside service; the city would retain roll-off service, the public scale, recycling and green-waste…