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Mayor proposes short extension of Republic waste contract with small rate increase; council to draft legislation
Summary
The mayor told council Republic offered to extend the city’s waste collection contract with service unchanged and a monthly rate increase (transcript lists a move from $15.81 to $17.70 beginning Sept. 1; the transcript shows a garbled year). Council favored keeping Republic pending formal legislation and will prepare ordinance language for three readings.
Struthers’ mayor informed the finance and legislation committee that the city’s contract with Republic (the current waste hauler) is expiring in August and that Republic proposed an extension that would leave services (including recycling and bulk pickup) unchanged while increasing the monthly charge from $15.81 to $17.70.
The mayor…
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