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Recology presents 2025 report and requests 3% rate increase
Summary
Dan Blue of Recology presented the company’s 2025 annual report to the Lafayette City Council and requested a 3% rate increase; council members questioned the request and later approved the rate change effective July 1, 2026.
Dan Blue, representing Recology Western Oregon, presented Recology’s 2025 annual report to the Lafayette City Council on May 14 and asked the council to approve a 3% rate increase.
Blue outlined business updates and answered council questions about the request. Council President Kayla Paulsen characterized the increase as reasonable and moved to approve Resolution 2026‑05 adopting the new rates. The resolution passed; the minutes record one dissenting vote from Councilor Lee Gilgan.
The city recorded the rate change as effective July 1, 2026. Council members did not request additional study; staff follow-up for implementation was directed to the city finance department.
The presentation and the council’s subsequent vote conclude the city’s review of Recology’s 2025 report and rate request at this meeting.
