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Pekin Daily Times
After nearly an hour of discussion, the Pekin City Council approved a resolution to award its solid waste collection services contract to the city’s Solid Waste Division of the Public Works Department during Monday’s meeting.
“I don’t want to ask, but it’s the right thing to do,” commented Pekin Mayor Mark Luft before calling for a vote on the measure. “Are there any other questions or comments?”
According to Pekin City Manager Mark Rothert, the Solid Waste Division submitted one of two sealed bid proposals for residential collection services within the city’s corporate limits. City staff determined that the other proposal, from Peoria Disposal Company (PDC), did not include monthly landfill disposal tipping fees. Although PDC’s bid proposal called for a slightly lower monthly rate for garbage, yard waste and recycling services than the Solid Waste Division’s proposal, Rothert estimated that monthly landfill disposal fees would add at least