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Prospect council discusses solid-waste contract, savings and service frequency as budget workbook advances
Summary
City council members and staff reviewed the draft budget workbook for fiscal 2025-26 and debated the solid-waste contract renewal effects: the single bid from Rumpke increased costs and the city reduced pickup frequency to cut costs, with potential for future changes if the council funds them.
Council members and staff at Prospect's special meeting reviewed a draft budget workbook for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and discussed how a new solid-waste contract affects service frequency and the city's spending plans.
City staff and council members said the city previously spent about $750,000 a year for twice-weekly trash pickup and once-weekly backdoor recycling. The only bid received for the current contract cycle came from the incumbent solid-waste provider, Rumpke, which bid approximately $1.2 million for the contract period; the increase prompted the council to…
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