Addressing a messy problem aggravated by last month’s blizzard, Newark officials declared an emergency to expedite the purchase of 16 new garbage trucks, with still more on the way.
The City Council on Wednesday approved an “emergency declaration” stating that “professionals and consultants of the Department of Public Works determined that there is an immediate need to purchase sixteen (16) refuse trucks for garbage collection and recycling.”
A spokesman for Newark Acting Public Works Director Kareem Adeem said Thursday that the cost of the new trucks will be $2.5 to $3 million, and that they would be delivered in about a week…