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New contractor LJP Companies addresses service problems, site upgrades during Le Mars council public comment
Summary
A company representative introduced LJP Companies' takeover of a local family sanitation business, described over $200,000 in site improvements and acknowledged service problems including leachate from trucks and missed pickups; he described repair and staffing steps and invited council to tour the facility.
Michael Gotti, a representative of Van Sanitation Recycled and LJP Companies, spoke during the public comment period at the Le Mars City Council meeting on June 17 about the company's recent purchase of a local family sanitation business and ongoing service issues.
Gotti said LJP Companies acquired the local family business and that the company — which he described as a 25-year family business under new ownership — has invested "well over $200,000" in site and environmental improvements. He acknowledged there had been "transitional faux pas" and service gaps during the…
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