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Council approves consent agenda; questions raised about $515,000 vacuum truck and recycling contract with contamination fee
City of Longview City Council · October 24, 2025
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Summary
The Longview City Council on Oct. 23 approved the consent agenda after discussing a roughly $515,000 vacuum/jetter truck purchase and a recycling contract with a $150-per-ton contamination fee; separate recycling pickups start the week of Nov. 3.
The council approved the consent agenda by voice vote after Councilmember Allen asked to pull and discuss two items: item I, a proposed purchase of a combination vacuum/jetter tandem truck used for cleaning sewer mains, hydro-excavation and storm inlets (presented as an expensive but frequently used…
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