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Council presses staff on Casella contract rollout, cart limits and enforcement
Summary
During the budget workshop councilors raised concerns about the new Casella curbside contract, its cost to the city, public outreach, and enforcement and asked about options for extra carts and whether the city can exit the agreement.
Councilors used the budget workshop to press staff about the city’s new contract with Casella for curbside collection, the costs embedded in the FY27 budget and how the company and the city plan to manage rollout, limits, and enforcement.
"From September, July to this year, we're paying, 2,060,000," Councilor Nadine said, summarizing the contract cost figures she had in hand and urging further discussion and community outreach. Councilors asked whether the city has a mechanism to withdraw…
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