As part of our annual due diligence, the Meadow Vale city commission has just completed a legal process of re-quoting our waste removal vendor.
This year, the city received three sealed bids, which were delivered to the city clerk and only opened during a Special Meeting on May 26.
After reviewing the three bids, the commission voted to change waste removal from Rumpke to Current Waste Solutions. We anticipate transitioning to Current Waste Solutions in late July, as our final contract extension with Rumpke ends then.
Here's what you need to know:
- By changing our waste removal service to Current Waste Solutions, the user fee will not need to increase for the next 2 years. The Rumpke bid came in several thousand dollars higher, as did the other submitted bid.
- Current Waste Solutions is a local Louisville company that also does trash contracts for the neighboring cities of Rolling Hills and Windy Hills.
- The can size for both trash and recycling will hold the same volume as what we have today, and have wheels and an updated lid to keep rainwater from ponding on top.
- Rumpke will pick up residents' current cans; more details to come as we figure out the logistics.
- Our city's trash day will remain on Mondays with Holiday delays as we currently do.
More details will follow on specifics that appear to be the same as what we currently have regarding bundles of yard waste, large-item pickup, etc. The recycling can should be the same size as the trash can, with a different-colored lid. You can also request an additional trash can for a monthly cost from Current Waste Solutions.
Sincerely,
Matt Hammond
Mayor, Meadow Vale
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