The village hopes to find a garbage service provider that residents can chose to use or not.

Monday meeting

KEY ACTION  Village Council discussed a pending garbage collection program.

DISCUSSION  Village officials are seeking bids for garbage service for residents. The bids are due at the end of the month.

The village does not have a contract with a garbage company to pick up residential trash. Residents get their own trash service, Mayor Bob Benson explained. He believes five or more companies enter the village each week for trash collection.

At Monday's meeting, Julie Monroy, an account manager for Kimble Recycling & Disposal, said in order to provide a fair bid, trash companies need to know how many potential customers could be served. Officials said there are about 800 households in the village.

Benson said council hopes to award the contract in July with service beginning in the fall. If the village contracts with a trash provider, the mayor said, residents will have the option to opt out and continue to use a provider they choose.

Garbage service for the village has been discussed numerous times, Benson said, as officials have been concerned with the number of trash trucks coming in and out of the village and traveling on village roads and alleys.

By offering a contracted trash company, village residents might see a savings on their garbage costs, which would help offset a $10 per month increase in their water bills. The increase to help fund the loan repayment for the new water tower and improvements at the water treatment facility, will be on the June bill. 

OTHER ACTION

• Mayor Bob Benson reminds residents there is an ordinance regulating how long the grass can be. If a lawn is higher than 9 inches homeowners can be cited.

• Benson thanked the Water Department; Waste Water Treatment Plant and Street Department employees for the work being done involving the activation of the modernized water plant. In addition, the mayor said the village is still addressing many water main breaks due to increased water pressure. Benson especially thanked Water Superintendent/Village Administrator Zack Wisselgren for his dedication through the process.

FOR YOUR INFO

Vicki Merry, chairperson of the newly created Navarre-Bethlehem Township Community Park board, informed council a new Facebook page has been created under the name Navarre-Bethlehem Park.

The park board hopes to hold more community events at the park, at 8201 Hudson Drive SW, and has planned a free Music in the Park concert from 6 to 8 p.m. June 22 in the open pavilion. Tim & TJ Gang will perform. Refreshments will be available.

The park board also is planning a movie night Aug. 11.

UP NEXT Meets at 7 p.m. June 4 in Village Hall, 27 Canal St. W.

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