I think we got a good contract. I think the citizens got a good contract. Becken and a committee made up of other council members and citizens spent four years talking trash and studying various garbage service options that resulted in a negotiated proposal process for selecting a firm. City officials expect a seamless transition between the two companies, and Basin Disposal is working hard to accomplish that. But it'll be no easy task.
Delivery begins next week.
The main concern is that we have all our details down. For a short time, residents will have two trash containers. Dietrich advises using the Waste Management containers until January. Residents may use the new container, but it won't be emptied until Basin Disposal begins service. New commercial containers were delivered Friday and next Tuesday and Friday.