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Public Works highlights blight and tree programs, flags landfill cost pressure after waste-to-energy closure
Summary
Public Works reported Measure H-funded blight abatement and forestry staff reduced response times and expanded services; staff also warned the Covanta waste-to-energy facility closure has increased landfill/tipping costs and will affect solid-waste budgets, and outlined a multi-year fleet replacement plan.
Interim Public Works Director Patrick Crowley told the Finance Committee that Measure H staffing additions for blight abatement and urban forestry have materially improved response times and service levels, but that the department faces new cost pressures after the regional waste-to-energy facility closed.
Crowley said Measure H added five blight abatement staff and eight forestry positions; those teams and third-party contractors reduced turnaround on blight-related requests from an average of 15…
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