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Council hears proposal to extend low-rate Waste Management contract for one year
Summary
Councilors discussed adding to a future agenda a one-year extension of the borough's Waste Management collection contract to preserve lower resident rates and unlimited service; no formal vote was taken at the work session.
Councilors discussed a potential one-year extension of Franklin Park’s waste-collection contract with Waste Management during the work session and instructed staff to place an authorization item on the next meeting agenda.
Speakers said neighboring municipalities are already facing substantially higher household collection costs and that Waste Management offered to extend the borough’s lower-rate, unlimited-service terms for one additional year. Council members expressed support for adding a formal authorization to the next meeting agenda so the borough can lock in pricing for another year. One councilor noted that the company contacted borough staff and recommended authorizing the short extension promptly.
Councilors said the extension would be a temporary measure; the borough will put the longer-term contract out for bid after the extension expires. No contract documents or dollar-per-household figures were finalized during the session and council did not take a binding vote. Councilors and staff discussed that Waste Management’s current rate remains lower than other local vendors and that residents could face higher costs if the borough allows the current contract to lapse.
The clerk was asked to add the Waste Management authorization to the next meeting agenda so councilors can review contract terms and vote in public. No formal motions or roll-call votes were recorded at the work session.
