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Midwest City raises special-pickup fees to better match costs
Summary
City staff told the council the actual cost to perform a special bulk pickup is about $152.93; the council approved ordinance language raising resident special-pickup rates from $55 to $75 for four cubic yards and charging $20 per additional cubic yard, with temporary/nonresident pickups set at $150.
Midwest City council members approved changes to the municipal code revising fees for special bulk pickups after staff said the city’s rates were well below actual costs.
Carrie Evenson, a Public Works staff member, told the council the city recalculated the full hourly cost for a grapple pickup — including transport, landfill…
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