PALMER TWP., Pa. – Palmer Township is moving ahead with selecting new contracts for its waste management services.
At Monday night’s meeting, supervisors awarded a contract for the “acceptance and disposal” of solid waste to WM, previously known as Waste Management. The five-year pact has a $469,200 annual value with a $68 cost per ton. That represents a 32% increase over the next five years, according to Director of Public Services Philip Godbout.
The township received one other bid, from J.P. Mascaro & Sons, which had a $917,000 annual value with a $133 cost per ton…