Nevada senators call on Las Vegas City Council to help end waste monopoly
Nevada state Sens. Patricia Farley and Mo Denis are contributing to the clamor for the Las Vegas City Council to delay action on an agreement with waste hauler Republic Services until there is a more comprehensive look at the waste management industry.
The senators wrote a letter to Mayor Carolyn Goodman and the City Council this week asking them to delay action on a proposed long-term contract extension with Republic. The city and the waste company have been negotiating for more than a year despite repeated calls for the contract to go through a competitive bidding process.
Farley, I-Las Vegas, and Denis, D-Las Vegas, this month introduced Senate Bill 315 “to begin a comprehensive policy discussion around this critical and, at times, controversial industry,” Farley wrote.
It’s been more than 25 years since the state has “substantively” looked at recycling and waste management issues, the letter states.
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