Mayor Decides Trash Bid
MCCASLIN VOTE BREAKS TIE
Posted: July 25, 2012 at 5:19 a.m.
The decision to keep Allied Waste as the city’s trash provider came down to a vote by Mayor Bob McCaslin to break a tie at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
AT A GLANCE
Council Action
Bentonville’s City Council met Tuesday and approved:
- An updated Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan
- Changes to the zoning and subdivision code
- A budget adjustment of $358,001 to complete five sidewalk projects
- Applying for grant money to build a trail connection from Southwest I Street to the Community Center
- A plan to give police uniforms to the Cave Springs Police Department.
Source: Staff Report
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Good Job Mayor and City Council members who voted for Allied. Why? Because the tedious transition to a whole new sanitation provider was not worth saving 77 cents a month for rate payers or $3,100 per year total. Besides, we are still going to save $3.23 per month for the exact service that we have had. The entire City Council should be commended for bidding the sanitation service and Deffenbaugh should be commended for creating serious leverage for Bentonville residents to see a significant savings for this particularly important municipal function.
Posted by: hawgfan25
July 25, 2012 at 8:31 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
I agree - very happy with this decision. Allied has done an excellent job for a long time and I'm glad I don't have to deal with a change.
Posted by: traceyg
July 25, 2012 at 10:55 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
I have not followed this debate closely but do question why Allied would be retained as the provider. If Allied has been over priced for years, why would they be retained or rewarded for overpricing their service? Is there some other information I am missing?
Posted by: SLC98
July 26, 2012 at 9:31 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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