Indian River Shores council approves solid-waste and special-assessment ordinances, OKs sewer interlocal and union contract; tables substantial-improvement fix

The Town of Indian River Shores Town Council voted unanimously to adopt an amended solid-waste ordinance (Ordinance 580) and a new special-assessments ordinance (Ordinance 581), approved an interlocal cooperation agreement with the City of Vero Beach for coordinated road paving and septic-to-sewer conversions, and ratified a three-year collective bargaining agreement covering 20252028. The council also voted to table for further staff review an amendment related to the town's substantial-improvement rule (Ordinance 584).

The votes were taken during a regular council meeting where Mayor Foley, Vice Mayor Atwater and council members Carol, Altieri and Dane participated in roll-call voting; all passed measures received unanimous support except the tabling of Ordinance 584, which proceeded on a motion to set the item for staff presentation in October after discussion by council members.

Ordinance 580, the revised solid-waste, recycling and yard-waste ordinance, was presented on second reading with a scrivener's…