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Lewiston delays vote on Sunshine Disposal's 18.5% request, asks company for cost documentation
Summary
After presentations from city staff and Sunshine Disposal, Lewiston City Council continued its public hearing on a proposed franchise amendment that would give Sunshine a one-time 18.5% adjustment and switch future indexing to the Producer Price Index, setting the next hearing for Feb. 23, 2026 while asking the company for supporting cost documents.
Lewiston, Idaho — Jan. 26, 2026
Lewiston City Council on Monday continued a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the city's franchise agreement with Sanitary Disposal Inc. (doing business as Sunshine Disposal and Recycling), asking the company to provide documentation verifying the cost increases it says justify an 18.5% one-time adjustment. The council set the next hearing for Feb. 23, 2026.
Public Works Director Dustin Johnson framed the request as an amendment to the 2021 franchise agreement that governs the city's contracted sanitation services. Johnson said sanitation is largely contract-driven and that Sunshine receives roughly two-thirds of the utility's contracted-service payments. He said the franchise currently uses a CPI-based adjustment and that the company has…
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