Trash contract extension appears likely — The South Palm Beach Town Council received an amended proposal to extend its 10-year agreement with Waste Management for trash pickup and appeared likely to pass it when it is formally presented by Town Attor
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By Brian Biggane
The possibility that South Palm Beach could end its trash pickup agreement with contractor Waste Management brought three representatives of the company to the Town Council meeting in January.
Council members engaged in a discussion
By Steve Plunkett
Monthly garbage bills went up 22.6% on April 1 for back or side-door pickup at single-family homes and could rise even more in six months.
The rates for multi-family containerized service jumped 44.4%.
Waste Management Inc. of Flori
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach residents, who have enjoyed low rates for garbage pickup for at least 10 years, will see a huge jump in their bills this month.
In May, town commissioners reluctantly signed off on a new five-year contract with Waste Ma
By Steve Plunkett
Waste Management’s familiar green trucks will disappear from town streets in six months unless the garbage-hauling giant and Gulf Stream officials can renew a contract at a “comfortable” rate.
Town Manager Greg Dunham, who in July p
By Tim Pallesen
The saga deciding the city’s waste hauler that resulted in an $8.4 million savings is being called “a public policy triumph” by city officials.
Delray Beach residents will see their average monthly garbage fee drop from $9.49
By Tim O’Meilia
Gulf Stream will try to renew its long-running contract for garbage pickup without seeking competitive bids.
Town commissioners agreed with Town Manager William Thrasher’s recommendation to negotiate a new contract with Waste M
By Tim Pallesen
Delray Beach commis-sioners will ask a judge to undo the city’s $65 million contract with garbage hauler Waste Management, arguing that it violates a city competitive bidding law.
A previous commission approved the no-bid contr
By Margie Plunkett
Waste Management retained its contract with Delray Beach in a 3-2 commission vote that allows renewal for the trash disposal company, rather than putting the contract out to bid.
Commissioners made their choice at an August meetin
Delray Beach commissioners will pay Waste Management in full for last month’s bill, declining to deduct possible discrepancies until the city’s Financial Review Board has completed a study of the account.
“Until we’re absolutely ce
One day in January 2009, a neighbor on Del Haven Drive asked Ken MacNamee a casual question.
“Do you realize we pay more for trash pickup than people on the other side of the Intracoastal?”
That can’t be, MacNamee thought. But he decid
