HomeMy Public PortalAbout1981_03_11_R029 TOWN OF LEESBURG
IN
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
PRESENTED
RESOLUTION NO. 81-29 ADOPTED
A RESOLUTION:
March 11, 1981
March 11, 1981
ENDORSING A ONE-OPERATOR SIDE LOADER REFUSE COLLECTION
SYSTEM AND DIRECTING THE MANAGER TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR
EQUIPMENT
WHEREAS, inflation, energy costs, and rising federal and county
taxes make it imperative for Leesburg to maintain taxes, licenses and
fees at minimum levels, and;
WHEREAS, one viable alternative to resource limitations is the
implementation of cost saving measures to reduce overall government
expenditures, and;
WHEREAS, the annual cost of solid waste collection in Leesburg
has risen from $60,271 in July, 1976 to $140,914 in January, 1981, a
134% increase, and;
WHEREAS, federal studies conducted by the Environmental Protection
Agency, and recent experience of both private haulers and municipal
operators alike demonstrate the economic benefits of one-operator side
loader collection vehicles, and;
WHEREAS, an efficiently administered municipal system, has
financial advantages over a private contractor in terms of lower interest
rates for debt service, accessibility to collection routes, elimination
of profit margin, and exemption from payment of excise taxes, fuel taxes,
and special licenses, and;
WHEREAS, it is firmly projected the Town of Leesburg can save
up to $50,000 in total refuse collection and disposal expenses in the
first year and over $370,000 in the next five years with the implementation
of a side loader collection system.
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THEREFORE, resolved by the Council of the Town of Leesburg,
Virginia, as follows:
SECTION I. This Council endorses the concept of a town
operated side loader refuse system as a means to significantly reduce
the cost of garbage and refuse collection to its citizens.
SECTION II. The manager is authorized and directed to secure
written quotations for the purchase of two new side loader refuse
trucks and one used side loader refuse truck from acceptable suppliers.
PASSED this llth day of March , 1981.
ATTEST:
Clerk of C~Juncil
Kenneth B. Rollins, Mayor
Town of Leesburg