Crockett council approves assignment of Pineywood Sanitation contract to Live Oak Environmental

The Crockett city council approved the assignment of existing agreements and a lease from Pineywood Sanitation, Inc. to Live Oak Environmental LLC after Live Oak purchased Pineywood.

A representative explained the sale and the proposed assignment to the council: Live Oak purchased Pineywood and plans to continue operating Pineywood Sanitation as a subsidiary under the existing franchise agreement and lease for the remainder of the contract term. The presenter said the assignment does not constitute an extension or renewal of the contract; it transfers the other party to Live Oak but leaves the contract terms intact. "What we're doing is not renewing a lease with them. We are assigning an existing lease that we have with Piney Woods... We're basically transferring the other party from Piney Woods. We're releasing them and adding Live Oak Environmental as the parent company," the presenter stated.

The presenter (Speaker 3, who identified himself as Sonny Hubbard) told the council Live Oak had purchased Pineywood because of the latter's operational success and that employees, vehicles and the office would continue under the agreement; he also said the new company had offered improved benefits to employees. Council members and others described recent operations favorably: Speaker 3 noted a successful large-item drop-off event and said there was almost no wait while Pineywood employees and city staff helped with the event.

A motion to approve the assignment was made and recorded as "Mister Jones made a motion, second by missus Beasley." The presiding official called the vote and the transcript reports "motion carries." The council did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript. The assignment covers the remainder of the existing contract (roughly two to three years remaining, as discussed on the record).