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Countrywide owner Rachel to sell company; Waste Management will assume East Grand Forks residential refuse contract
Summary
City staff asked the council to sign a consent‑to‑assignment so Waste Management can take over Countrywide Sanitation's residential refuse contract around Sept. 1; officials said service, trucks and many employees should remain unchanged and the current contract runs through 2029.
Countrywide Sanitation’s owner Rachel told the East Grand Forks City Council on July 22 that she has agreed to sell the company to Waste Management and expects the transfer to take effect around Sept. 1. Council members were asked to approve a consent‑to‑assignment document that would allow Waste Management to step into Countrywide’s existing residential refuse contract.
"I am stepping away — I’m not stepping away entirely," Rachel said, adding that she will…
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