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Council tables decision on new garbage truck as solid-waste ordinance rewrite advances
Summary
Councilors paused a decision on taking possession of a new garbage truck pending legal and procurement clarifications and moved forward with a draft update to the city's solid‑waste ordinances.
The Virginia City Council voted to table further action on accepting delivery of a new garbage truck while staff and legal counsel clarify contract terms, delivery timing and any penalties for not accepting the vehicle. Separately, the council advanced a draft update to three solid-waste ordinances for further review.
Public works and finance staff told the council they had reviewed the vendor agreement and found no explicit penalty clause for declining to accept the truck; the city’s public works director reported the city’s current fleet includes older vehicles that have…
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