MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Council appears ready to dig in its heels regarding a West Virginia Public Service Commission-approved rate hike being requested by the city’s contracted […]
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Morgantown council ponders trash service rate hike to help Republic recoup transfer station costs
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – City residents could be looking at paying a bit more to throw stuff away, as City Council takes up an ordinance at its Dec […]
Enforcing contracts can cut both ways
Here’s the thing about contract enforcement: It can be a double-edged sword. Republic Services will be enforcing the clause in the contract it negotiated with the City […]
Morgantown residents to see higher trash bills
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown residents and businesses are about to see their trash and recycling rates increase — twice. On February 28, monthly rates will jump per the […]
Since complaints don’t work on Republic, maybe levying fines will
Recycling pickup was spotty throughout the Suncrest neighborhood on Friday. Some bins were emptied; others were not, seemingly without rhyme or reason. That’s likely because there was […]
Aug. 6 letters to the editor
City prepared to help WVU through changes Recently I was honored to have been invited to a meeting held by West Virginia Campus Workers, a group of […]
May 28 letters to the editor
Decision for new trash bins a garbage plan Let’s talk trash. Or, more specifically, trash bins. We recently had delivered to our driveway a huge […]
The ‘devil you know’ isn’t always the better choice
We were incredulous to hear the City of Morgantown had decided to renew a five-year contract with Republic Services without going through the bidding process. First and […]
Morgantown, Republic Services working on a new five-year contract
MORGANTOWN — The level and consistency of service provided by trash and recycling hauler Republic Services has been a recurring issue raised by Morgantown residents and members […]
Haws sits in on first meeting as council gets assurances from trash hauler
MORGANTOWN — Tuesday was a busy first day for Morgantown City Manager Kim Haws. Haws said he spent much of the day making the rounds, introducing himself […]
