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Keene approves 8-year renewal with Republic Services; bulk pickup, landfill passes, recycling options among changes
Summary
Keene City Council approved an eight-year contract renewal with Republic Services that keeps weekly residential pickup, adds a weekly 1-cubic-yard “bulk” allowance, expands landfill access and moves future annual increases to a water/sewer/trash index. The vote was unanimous.
Keene City Council on July 8 approved an eight-year renewal with Republic Services to continue curbside trash collection and related services in the city.
Republic Services representative Robin told council the company proposes two contract lengths: a five-year option with a larger initial increase and an eight-year option with a smaller immediate increase. "This has a dollar 50 increase for the 5 year initial, and then the 8 year is the dollar 25," Robin said while describing the pricing options. She recommended the 8-year term for lower immediate impact to residents and explained that after the early years rates would move to a Water-Sewer-Trash (WST) CPI index used to reflect industry-specific cost changes.
The company also proposed operational changes to bulk pickup and landfill…
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