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Supervisors pause Rowland Heights award, order outreach after residents protest higher trash rates
Summary
The board approved franchise contract amendments across several areas but withheld final approval for the Rowland Heights/South Diamond Bar award to require at least two community outreach meetings with the vendor and a report back; residents testified about steep rate increases.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved multiple residential waste collection franchise contract amendments but withheld the award for the Rowland Heights/South Diamond Bar area and directed the Department of Public Works to conduct community outreach and return with a report on community feedback.
Supervisor Hilda Solis moved the amendment after residents in Rowland Heights raised alarms over proposed rate increases and limited outreach. Public witnesses described steady rate growth in recent years and said the area’s proposed new rate would be among…
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