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Lawndale to mail Prop 218 notice after Republic Services requests 4.5% trash-rate increase
Summary
City staff verified Republic Services’ request for a 4.5% CPI-based solid-waste rate increase for 2026 and the council authorized mailing Prop 218 notices and protest ballots to 12,347 parcels; a public hearing is set for March 2, 2026. A majority protest (6,175 valid protests) would block the increase.
Lawndale staff told the City Council on Jan. 5 that Republic Services has requested a 4.5% rate increase for residential, multifamily and commercial trash and recycling collection for 2026 and that the request complies with the city’s franchise agreement.
Yvette Palomo, assistant city clerk, said the 2019 seven-year franchise contract (effective Jan. 1, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2026, with an option to extend up to two years) allows annual CPI-based adjustments and…
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