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Estacada council ends Walker disposal franchise; expands Arrow Sanitary map with five-year extension
Summary
The Estacada City Council voted to terminate Walker Disposal's franchise and amend Arrow Sanitary's service map to include Walker’s former territory, adding a five-year extension to Arrow's franchise. Councilors and staff said the move aims to avoid service disruption while legal and data questions remain.
The Estacada City Council voted to terminate Walker Disposal’s solid-waste franchise and to amend Arrow Sanitary’s franchise map to include Walker’s former service area, adding a five-year extension to Arrow’s agreement, council members said during a public hearing and subsequent council votes.
The action followed staff reports that Walker had not provided information requested in a 30-day demand letter and complaints that some customers had not been receiving bills. City Attorney Peter (role: city attorney) told the council the cleanest way to preserve city service continuity and limit legal exposure was to terminate Walker’s franchise and expand Arrow’s territory under the existing Arrow franchise.
The decision matters because it shifts responsibility for residential and commercial solid-waste pickup in the…
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