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Forest Park council approves waste-hauler amendment to maintain holiday pickup and add shredding events; commercial customers to absorb increases

Forest Park City Council · February 3, 2026
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Summary

Council approved a Waste Management contract amendment to add in-kind services for some government buildings, two shredding events and to treat Labor Day and Memorial Day as normal service days; staff said resident service rates will not increase and commercial customers will see an estimated 10% increase for certain services.

Council members asked questions about a proposed amendment to the city’s waste-hauler agreement during the Feb. 2 meeting and ultimately approved the consent item.

A Waste Management representative explained the amendment is not a renewal but an amendment to the existing agreement to add in-kind services for government buildings, incorporate…

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