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Resident questions $75 cart charge as borough explains refuse contract and distribution rules
Summary
A homeowning resident asked why a $75 charge is associated with the borough’s new trash carts; council members said rising collection costs and a five-year refuse contract, not the cart itself, are the primary drivers, and outlined distribution, exchange and code requirements.
Robert Chamberlain, identifying himself as “a homeowner in the borough of Northampton,” asked the council why a $75 charge was approved for the new trash carts that rolled out with the borough’s latest refuse contract.
“Why it was approved for a $75 a year rental fee for these trash cans,” Chamberlain said, calling the increase a potential permanent cost to residents.
Council members responded that the five-year collection contract required carts and that overall collection costs — including…
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