The push to privatize came after years of declining service. Recycling pickup dropped from weekly to every other week, and yard waste collection shifted from on-demand to appointment-only.
In February, The State Journal published a poll asking whether residents would be willing to pay up to $33 a month to sustain waste management services. The figures came from a technical cost analysis prepared by city staff shared in a Q-and-A session with Public Works Director Sara Anderson.
Commissioner Rob Richardson pushed back at the framing…