Trash bid flusters Granite Shoals City Council

Submitted by highlander1 on Mon, 09/30/2019 - 3:37pm

By Nathan Hendrix
Staff Writer

With the current waste services contract expiration looming, Granite Shoals City Council opted to accept a contract offer with a pricing increase from Waste Management due to the lack of alternative options.

Council Member Todd Holland said the city gambled with their request for proposals (RFP) earlier in the year and is now seeing the results of the gamble.

“We have no leverage,” he said. “[Waste Management is] the only one who came back and said 'we'll haul your trash off.' We don't have the upper hand here.”

Council members moved to have city staff conduct final negotiations with the private company for continued collection, during the regular council meeting on Sept. 24. . . .

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