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Edison residents press council over high township garbage fees as sanitation bond moves forward
Summary
Residents told the council they pay substantially more for township trash service than neighbors with private haulers and asked for options; council and administration said sanitation is funded through the sanitation district and the proposed $1.4 million sanitation capital line is part of the sanitation district’s budget.
Several residents told the Edison Township Council on June 24 that they are paying far more for municipal garbage service than neighbors who have private haulers and asked the council to give homeowners options or otherwise make the system fairer. "It's unfair that other people have an option," resident Alok Sud said, identifying himself as living at 2 Quincy Road in Edison. "They can select from multiple providers, but we can't do that."
Vikram Moja, who said he lives on Compton Avenue, gave example figures for the council, saying private service can cost about $30 per month while some township bills run "like $760 or 800" a year for…
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