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La Habra Heights council ratifies temporary garbage-rate rise and selects Ware Disposal for 10-year franchise
Summary
Council ratified a 10% temporary rate increase for Republic Services through Oct. 1 and voted to select Ware Disposal as the city's new solid-waste franchisee, directing the city attorney to prepare a 10‑year agreement with two one‑year extension options starting Oct. 1, 2024.
The La Habra Heights City Council on Aug. 12 ratified a temporary 10% increase to solid-waste rates and voted to select Ware Disposal as the city’s new franchise hauler.
Special counsel Patrick Munoz told the council the city’s contract with Republic Services expired in May 2024 and the city had been operating on extensions. Republic agreed to continue service only through Oct. 1 if the council ratified a 10% “extraordinary cost” increase for the July 1–Oct. 1 period instead of the usual CPI adjustment. “They asked for a 10% increase to cover some of the costs that they're incurring that were not covered under the terms of the…
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