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DPW warns Waste Management transport fees could nearly double; town considers buying roll-off truck
Summary
Department of Public Works Director Seth Carroll told the Budget Committee that contracted transportation costs under the town's Waste Management proposal could rise from roughly $109,000 in 2025 to about $198,000 in 2026, prompting discussion of a lease-purchase to acquire a roll-off truck and higher fuel assumptions for any in-house hauling.
Department of Public Works Director Seth Carroll briefed the Budget Committee on Oct. 30 about the DPW's consolidated budget and a looming decision about whether the town should continue to rely on contracted transport for solid waste or buy/lease a roll-off truck and haul material itself.
Carroll said Waste Management's proposed increase in transportation fees would raise the town's cost substantially: committee members cited an estimate of roughly $109,000 for 2025 and nearly $198,000 for 2026 under the vendor's proposed contract.…
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