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Public Works reports jump in trash tonnage, ongoing $4M sewer rehab and Oak Park CLOMAR delay
Summary
Public Works told a committee the city’s sanitation tonnage spiked in 2024, sanitation and recycling trends changed after service adjustments, the wastewater division is in the midst of a $4 million rehabilitation program, and the Oak Park stormwater project requires a FEMA conditional letter of map revision (CLOMAR) before bidding.
Public Works presented a year-in-review that documented a substantial increase in sanitation tonnage for 2024, rising system demands across streets and stormwater work, and progress on a multi-million-dollar sewer rehabilitation program.
Director of Public Works told the committee the department handled roughly 800 additional tons of trash in 2024 compared with prior years; staff characterized the increase as driven by population growth and new housing developments. The department said it is receiving further collection capacity (a new trash truck arriving as part of the capital budget) and will re-evaluate route assignments to balance workloads across weekdays.
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