Holts Summit Board of Aldermen will discuss Allied Waste Service's proposed contract and solid waste amendments at a work session Monday night. Currently, the city does not require residents to have and pay for trash service. Allied's proposed contract could change that.
City Administrator Brian Crane said Holts Summit has had problems with illegal trash dumping because not every residence is required to have a trash cart.
Holts Summit asked Allied to provide potential solutions to a trash and illegal dumping problem in the city. Holts Summit has used the company since the 1990s. Allied drafted a new contract that would change the services it provides for the city, in an effort to address the city's problem. The city has received positive and negative feedback from residents on the proposed contract. The board had held a public hearing at its August meeting to gather residents' feedback on Allied's proposed contract for trash services.
At the board's September meeting, Crane said that he asked Allied to look at other proposals and to see what other options are out there. Also at that meeting, the Holts Summit Board of Aldermen tabled board discussion or approval of an ordinance, which would approve the proposal. The entire board was not present and the city wanted to allow further time for public feedback on the city's trash issues.
City Attorney Kent Brown said the ultimate question is not should the city accept or deny Allied's proposal, but rather what the city should do about trash and litter.
The Board of Aldermen will meet at 7 p.m. Monday.
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