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Council tables trash-collection contractorrate change after CPI explanation

Grand Saline City Council · April 22, 2026
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Summary

The city's trash contractor notified council of a CPI-based increase that had been scheduled but not implemented; the contractor sought a 79¢ monthly residential increase effective May 1 to recover missed revenue. Council asked staff for ordinance language and a rate chart and tabled the matter until the next meeting.

Representatives from the city's contracted waste hauler explained a consumer-price-index (CPI)-driven rate adjustment that had been slated to take effect Dec. 1, 2025 but was not implemented; the company now proposes a 79¢ monthly residential…

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