Brookland, AR — The City of Brookland decided to stay with Dedman’s Sanitation after MARCK Recycling and Wastes reaches out to take over trash pickup inside the City of Brookland.
Steven Pauli and Deena Johnson, with MARCK Recycling and Waste came before the council after submitting a contract for review.
Councilman Wilson Shipman, Ward 2 asked about the cost per household for trash pickup, which the proposed contract included a $17.95 price per household each month. Dedman’s Sanitation currently charges $14 for senior citizens and $16 for all others.
Councilwoman Pamela McGee asked Mayor Jones if there could be additional fees that would need to be added by the City of Brookland for bill collection. Mayor Kenneth Jones said that something between a $1 –
$3 surcharge would need to be added to the MARCK fees for bill collection services, compared to the 5% Deman’s Sanitation currently charges the City of Brookland for distributing and handling.
Jones said that the main concern with Dedman’s was their handling of leach agent, which has been addressed.
The council concluded that they would like to keep in contact with MARCK for future possibilities,
however, at this time, the City of Brookland will remain with Dedman’s Sanitation.