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Town negotiates new solid‑waste contract, plans hybrid FY26 budget and expanded barge shipments
Summary
The town is negotiating a new waste service agreement with incumbent bidder Waste Options, planning a hybrid FY26 budget that blends five months under the current contract and seven months under the new contract, and has begun barge shipments of tires and scrap metal as part of facility cleanup.
Solid Waste Manager Chris Lowe briefed the board on progress negotiating a new Waste Service Agreement (WSA) after a single bid response to the town’s RFP.
Lowe said the RFP (issued June 2024) drew one compliant response from the incumbent, Waste Options, and the town recommended award. Negotiations over an asset purchase and sale agreement, transition plan and the WSA are ongoing; the new contract is planned to take effect 12/01/2025. “We are making some very good progress to date,” Lowe said.
The FY26 budget presented to the board is a…
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