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West Covina council puts bus‑shelter cleaning contract on month‑to‑month, directs RFP after residents flag missed cleanings

5415290 · July 18, 2025
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Council extended the city’s bus‑shelter cleaning contract on a month‑to‑month basis, directed staff to post a competitive RFP within two months and asked staff to tighten operational oversight after councilmembers and residents reported multiple uncleaned stops.

The West Covina City Council voted to extend the city’s bus‑shelter cleaning contract on a month‑to‑month basis and directed staff to issue a request for proposals within two months after repeated resident complaints and council spot checks found some shelters poorly maintained.

Councilmembers said the change is intended to increase oversight and give staff time to develop clearer performance monitoring while keeping service active. “We need more monitoring,” Mayor Pro Tem Lehi Lopez Villaro said during debate, calling for better coordination between public works, public safety and the contractor.…

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