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Milan council weighs periodic recycling days, possible 5% rubbish-rate increase
Summary
Councilmember Kofflin presented a proposal to hold resident recycle days funded partly by grants and an estimated 5% increase in residents' rubbish rates; City Administrator Jim Lancaster provided fiscal projections and councilmembers raised questions about costs and grant reliability.
Councilmember Kofflin presented materials outlining options for city-run recycling days and projected costs, proposing that the program could be funded in part by grants and by raising residents' rubbish rates by about 5% to offset the remainder.
City Administrator Jim Lancaster provided projected impacts to the rubbish fund and answered councilmembers’ questions about grant availability and operational costs. Councilmembers expressed concerns about the effect on households and the reliability of grant funding; no formal motion or vote occurred that evening.
Councilmembers thanked the volunteer group Moving Milan Forward for preparing the information and asked staff to continue refining cost estimates and grant options for future consideration.
