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Cortland council withdraws proposed five-year refuse contract after questions on bidding, recycling carts
Summary
Facing public complaints about missed pickups and council concerns that a proposed five-year refuse contract was not competitively bid, the Cortland City Council withdrew Ordinance O-67-25 and directed staff to re-advertise the contract using prior bid language to include recycling-cart specifications.
The Cortland City Council on Dec. 1 withdrew a first-reading ordinance that would have authorized a five‑year refuse removal contract with Browning Ferris Industries of Ohio Inc., doing business as Public Services of Youngstown, after council members and residents pressed for a competitive rebid and clearer specifications for recycling service.
Council introduced Ordinance O‑67‑25 as a first reading. Multiple council members and residents questioned whether the proposal had been publicly bid and whether specification changes — chiefly the…
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