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Council approves small trash-rate increase for Select Enterprises for 2025 season
Summary
The council approved raising the Select Enterprises monthly trash service rate from $18 to $20 for the 2025 season after the vendor cited rising costs; councilors said the increase was reasonable given inflation and unchanged service frequency.
The City of Ellsworth approved a contract amendment Oct. 28 to raise the monthly trash-service fee paid to Select Enterprises from $18 to $20 per unit for the 2025 season.
Staff relayed a request from Select Enterprises (via Tony Lamia) reporting higher expenses and proposing the $2 increase; staff said the vendor would continue to deliver service at roughly the same level. “He has requested an amendment to his contract for 2025… the service should be $20 instead of 18,” S7 said (S7). Council discussed the five-year contract term and concluded the modest increase was reasonable given inflation and steady service frequency.
A motion by S6 to approve the $20 monthly rate for the 2025 season passed by voice vote. Council asked staff to monitor costs going forward and to ensure contract compliance.
