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Pleasanton mayor urges rewrite of compactor contract; commissioners order attorneys to meet
Summary
Pleasanton Mayor Matthew Young pressed Linn County commissioners to revise a proposed solid-waste compactor contract he said omits verbal promises and leaves cities exposed; commissioners voted to send attorneys from both sides to draft a complete agreement.
Pleasanton Mayor Matthew Young told the Linn County Commission on the floor that the county’s proposed solid-waste compactor contract is incomplete and risks shifting costs and liabilities to cities.
Young said the county’s draft “does not include the monthly stipend of $3.25” the city has relied on and “does not include guidelines for the site layout and expectations for facility and site maintenance.” He told commissioners that Pleasanton has experienced maintenance problems and that verbal assurances have not been written into the draft contract.
The mayor asked the commission to explain why…
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