Hermosa Beach trash contract to be approved in January
The City Council will be ready to approve a new contract in January for solid waste disposal for all residences and businesses in town. The council in July accepted Athens Services over two other proposals, preferring a pay-as-you-throw system in which residents will pay for the amount of garbage they discard. After negotiating with Athens over several points since July, the city was able to lower residential fees. In return for those lowering fees, the proposed Athens’ trash contract has been extended one year to eight years, and Athens current street sweeping contract, which was scheduled to expire next year, will continue for the duration of its proposed trash contract through 2021, with a 5 percent reduction in fees, officials said. Mayor Pro Tem Kit Bobko and Council member Peter Tucker along with city staff negotiated more favorable terms for senior citizens and the green waste program among other items. Athens, which will open an office in the city, will mail literature to residents and provide public outreach with community workshops if the contract is approved. The new waste hauler is expected to take over from Consolidated when the current trash contract expires in…
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