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Council gives head nod to 2.6% SaniPAC rate increase; staff previews statewide Recycling Modernization Act changes
Summary
Springfield staff and SaniPAC representatives explained a proposed 2.6% annual rate increase and detailed how Oregon's new Recycling Modernization Act will change local recycling collections; council signaled informal support and asked staff to return June 2 with a public hearing and adoption package.
Springfield staff introduced SaniPAC's annual rate request and a presentation on the incoming Recycling Modernization Act, and council informally signaled support for a staff-recommended 2.6% rate increase while requesting the full fees-and-charges package for a June 2 public hearing.
Jeff Paschal, who introduced the item as staff, said the 2.6% request aligns with last year's inflationary factors and that SaniPAC's labor costs had risen even as the firm kept its request to CPI. Aaron Donnelly of SaniPAC and interim district manager Chris Welker described the Recycling Modernization Act (RMA), which takes effect July 1 and…
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