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Administration: borough meets with haulers as audit delays some funding and triggers procurement discussion
Summary
Administration reported Columbia Gas work April 21 and that borough staff met with Waste Management, Republic and Penn Waste to attract more bidders for garbage collection, noting carts/totes are likely; staff discussed raising taxes to allow the borough to pay for refuse while the 2023–24 audits await final suggestions.
Cindy Barley, reporting for Administration, said Columbia Gas work is scheduled for April 21, 2025 and that staff met with Waste Management, Republic, and Penn Waste to gather information aimed at drawing more bidders for the borough's garbage contract. She said "Totes are almost a guarantee with all three" vendors and that commercial pricing will differ from residential pricing.
Barley suggested the borough could consider raising taxes so the borough itself would pay for refuse collection for residents. The minutes also record that the 2023 and 2024 field audits are complete and the borough is awaiting the auditors' suggestions; council members noted the audits have affected eligibility for some grants discussed earlier in the meeting.
