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Council approves most consent items, seeks compensation for solid‑waste service interruption
Summary
Newark’s City Council on Nov. 13 approved most consent items and discussed a July recycling/green‑waste service stoppage; staff said they are negotiating an automatic credit with Republic Services for affected residential accounts and will bring terms back to council.
The council approved the bulk of the consent calendar at its Nov. 13 meeting and discussed a July service interruption that affected recycling and green‑waste collection.
The mayor read the consent calendar which included audit demands, minutes, acceptance of a 2025–26 STEP federal grant and several contract and budget amendments. Councilmembers requested separate consideration of item 6 (rate increase for solid waste recycling and organics collection) and…
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