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Council reviews plan to bring residential trash collection in-house; study shows three trucks, four hires
Summary
Councilmembers discussed returning single-family residential trash collection to municipal control; Mr. Mike Hanley presented a model involving purchase of three trucks and hiring four employees, and requested time to provide detailed estimates and warranty/insurance information in writing.
Councilmember Candace M. Faust renewed discussion of a plan to resume residential curbside trash and recycling collection under borough operation for single-family homes while leaving apartment collection to private contractors.
Mr. Mike Hanley presented the financial framework for a transit to in-house collection, describing a scenario that would require purchase of three new garbage trucks and hiring four new employees; he compared the projected costs and savings with the current contract. Councilmember Maria Grazia Escalante asked that the full set of numbers — including projected revenue, insurance, warranty and mechanics — be supplied in writing, and Mayor Anthony Talerico said the council would receive a formal report before any decision. No motion to change the contract was made at the meeting.
