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Council debates cutting one garbage pickup and recycling changes as contractor seeks higher rates
Summary
Staff and Waste Connections presented options to move residential service to a single weekly pickup and adjust rates; council and the contractor discussed recycling contamination, market declines for recyclables, how cost changes would be shared between residential and commercial accounts, and whether to renegotiate at the contract end or maintain current service now.
City staff and a Waste Connections representative briefed the council on proposed changes to residential collection that would shift some households from twice‑weekly service to a single weekly pickup and revise the city’s rate schedule. Staff explained the billing formula (contractor charge ×1.05 franchise fee + $2 city administrative supplement) and presented two variants: maintain twice‑weekly residential service (current model) or move to a once‑weekly primary pickup with optional…
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