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Resident urges council to act after trash pickups missed, cites higher bills from hauler
Summary
Frank Matthews told the council that the village hauler (referred to in the transcript as Kimble/Kimbell) raised quarterly charges from about $56–$58 to roughly $79–$80 while service and pickups have deteriorated; staff said any contract change will require a public bid and will take months.
Frank Matthews of 201 West Plat addressed the council during public comment to complain about the village's trash hauler, saying the company has raised quarterly rates while pickups have become inconsistent.
Matthews said, "the only thing that arrives on time is the bill" and told council members that his prior quarterly charge of about $56–$58 rose to roughly $79–$80 after the new contractor took over. He said pickups are often late or missed and that phone calls to the hauler have produced explanations that staff are short-handed. Matthews said he hopes the council will move quickly to address the problem but indicated he may switch providers if service does not improve.
Council staff and the Chair responded that replacing a contracted hauler requires advertising the opportunity and opening it for bids, a process that will take time; the Chair said the village cannot complete that move in a month because of required procurement steps. Tammy, a staff member, confirmed the bidding and advertisement requirement and said the administration is working on solicitations.
The record shows the resident raised specific rate and service complaints and asked the council to act; the transcript contains no vendor response and no council vote to change the contract during this meeting.
