Council approves interim sanitation funding; recycling program review to continue

London City Council on Tuesday adopted Resolution 186-25 to provide near-term funding for the city's sanitation operations and continued deliberation over whether to end the curbside recycling program, leaving Resolution 159-25 on hold while staff studies alternatives.

Council President Peters said administration staff would return with details about potential recycling drop-off locations and schedules before any final action on Resolution 159-25. Safety-Service Director Steve Saltzman was described in the meeting as the staff member tasked with gathering pricing and operational options; Saltzman was not on the public comment portion of the record.

The decision matters because council members and residents said the sanitation operation faces rising costs and capital needs. Resident Dina Pierce, who identified herself as an employee of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, told the council that Ohio law requires each solid-waste management…