Public hearing Tuesday on Hermosa Beach trash contract
The city of Hermosa Beach will hold a public hearing at the City Council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 26 for anyone to speak out on a new trash hauling contract for residents and businesses. The City Council will hear testimony at the 7 p.m. meeting, and the City Clerk will accept written protests through the 26th on the proposed new trash contract with Athens Services that would increase rates for commercial businesses. The new contract would also increase rates for any residential homeowner that throws out more waste than can fit in a 64-gallon container. The City Council adopted a pay-as-you-throw system last July in which residents would pay for the amount of garbage they discard. The new system encourages recycling insofar as residents could use an unlimited number of recycling carts. They could also opt into a green waste program. Under the new “cart” system, residents would be charged by the size of the container they use for refuse. Currently, residents pay a flat $11.57 fee for unlimited trash collection with Consolidated Disposal Service. Beginning as soon as April, residents would have the option of using a 35-gallon cart for $6.69, a 64-gallon cart for $10.69 or a 95-gallon…
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