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Greentown council adopts 2025 appropriations ordinance; hears trash contract amendment extending service through 2027
Summary
At its Sept. 17 meeting the Greentown Town Council adopted Ordinance 2024-6 (2025 appropriations and tax rates), approved routine minutes and dockets, and heard the reading of a proposed third amendment to the town's municipal solid waste contract that would extend the agreement through 2027 and raise monthly residential fees; the transcript does not record a final vote on the trash amendment.
President Scott Deyoe called the Greentown Town Council to order on Sept. 17, 2024, and the council approved routine business and moved forward on two major administrative items.
On a second reading the council adopted Ordinance 2024-6, "For Appropriations And Tax Rates (2025)." Council member Mark Lantz moved to approve the ordinance; Council member Debra Everling seconded, and the motion carried, according to the meeting record. The transcript does not provide a roll-call tally for that vote.
The council also approved the meeting minutes from Aug. 20, 2024, and accepted the dockets presented in caucus. Reported fund totals for the period Aug. 21–Sept. 17 included General Fund expenses of $473,321.12; Water Fund $48,520.03; Wastewater Fund $86,439.03; and Stormwater Fund $18,072.88. Craig Standish moved to accept the dockets and Mark Lantz seconded; the motion carried.
President Scott Deyoe read a proposed Third Amendment to the Municipal Solid Waste and Recycling Service Agreement with Waste Management. According to the reading, the amendment would extend the contract term from Jan. 1, 2025 through Dec. 31, 2027 and set residential fees per unit at $18.50 per month for 2025, $19.42 per month for 2026 and $20.39 per month for 2027. The reading also states that Section 5 (the "Fuel Charge") would be deleted in its entirety, and that Waste Management would provide, at no additional charge, one 2-yard dumpster at the wastewater plant and one 6-yard dumpster at the gun range/landfill, both emptied weekly. Mr. Deyoe asked for a motion to accept the Third Amendment; the transcript ends before recording whether the council voted on or adopted that amendment.
The meeting record also lists an update on nuisance abatement at 624 W. Payton St. under items from the attorney, but no details were provided in the public transcript excerpt.
The council did not record next steps for implementation of the trash contract amendment in the provided transcript. Further details, including a recorded vote tally for the ordinance adoption and the final disposition or any amendments to the trash contract, were not specified in the available record.
