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Council approves landfill feasibility study, actuarial study for first responders and other measures; marketing contract fails
Summary
At the Jan. 7 Jackson City Council meeting, members approved a landfill transfer-station feasibility study, an actuarial study for hazardous-duty supplemental retirement benefits, accepted streets in a new subdivision and voted down a proposed marketing contract. Several smaller budget and grant amendments also passed.
Jackson City Council on Jan. 7 approved several smaller but substantive items that will shape city services and planning, including a transfer-station feasibility study for solid waste, an actuarial study tied to state changes in first-responder retirement benefits, and the acceptance of streets in a new subdivision. A proposed contract for citywide marketing services failed in council vote.
The council awarded a contract to Gershman, Brittner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) to conduct a landfill transfer-station feasibility study, not to exceed $50,000. Staff said the study will assess feasibility, financial impacts and potential operating models and provide recommendations ahead of the expiration of the city's current solid-waste contract in late February. The motion to select GBB passed with a recorded tally of 8 yes and 1 abstention.
The council also…
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