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Sanitation director warns of labor challenges and mounting vehicle maintenance costs as routes increase
Summary
Sanitation leadership described recruitment and retention challenges for heavy-equipment crews, equipment maintenance costs and options such as selective outsourcing, route redesign and potential rate-review needs.
Sanitation leadership outlined recruiting and retention challenges for heavy-equipment crews, higher maintenance costs and route-structure changes intended to improve productivity.
Tracy, the sanitation director, told the council that sanitation work is physically demanding and continuous and described steps taken to increase mechanization and route efficiency. He said the department has increased equipment reliability through route…
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