City decides against privatizing solid waste services

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Milford City Council decided at a recent meeting to reject two bids that would contract out solid waste services for the city. After completing a cost comparison to determine if contracting would be cost effective over performing the service in-house, the city found that it would actually cost more over time to privatize trash, recycling and yard waste pick-ups. “A …

Milford looks at contracting trash services

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Recently, City of Milford residents were notified that their trash, recycling and yard waste pickups may be delayed. The delay was caused by several factors, according to Mike Svaby, Director of Public Works. At a recent council workshop, Svaby asked council for permission to issue a Request for Proposal to get a feel for whether it would be more cost …

Milford staff shortages affecting trash collection

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At their regular meeting, Milford City Council heard from Mike Svaby, Public Works Director, who explained how it is becoming increasingly difficult for the city to manage the over 6,000 trash, recycling and yard waste pickups they make per week. Some of the issues are related to staffing shortages which Svaby stated have existed for the entire year he has …