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NEW REFUSE VENDOR COMING IN JANUARY
During the July 17 , 2023 Public Council Meeting , Brentwood Borough Council awarded the 2024-2028 Refuse Contract to Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill , LLC . The SHACOG Joint Refuse Contract is one of the largest in the Commonwealth . Nineteen ( 19 ) municipalities and one ( 1 ) municipal authority participated in this bid . The bids were publicly opened on June 5 , 2023 . Only two companies submitted bids . Waste Management of Pennsylvania , Inc . and Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill , LLC .
Borough officials opted for the traditional collection method rather than trying to implement an automated collection method , which would realistically be a challenge given the nature of the Borough ’ s streets and neighborhoods . As such , the bid results for the traditional weekly collection methods and bi-weekly recycling ( as well as offering residents the means to dispose of household hazardous waste ) were as follows :
Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill |
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$ 6,965,517.00 |
Waste Management |
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$ 7,922,901.90 |
This results in a difference of $ 957,385 over the five ( 5 ) year life of the contract . As mentioned in a previous article , the increase in refuse collections is occurring nationwide , not just in Allegheny County or Pennsylvania . Increases in operating costs , regulatory costs , and personnel costs are the largest factors contributing to these increases . Although the Borough has not yet set the price for refuse collection for 2024 , it is anticipated that the rates could increase from $ 21 / month to $ 29 - $ 31 / month , an approximate 43 % increase for 2024 . The following four ( 4 ) remaining years of the SHACOG Refuse contract include a 9 % increase each and every year . It should be noted that the Borough ’ s refuse fees have only increased by $ 2.00 / month since 2018 when they were established at $ 19 per month . Trash removal dates will not be altered , and recycling services will continue to be provided once per two-week period and will include the return of glass recycling . cKeesport rentwood
CITY BRIEFLY OF MCKEESPORT BRENTWOOD NEWS
Dates to Remember :
EVENTS :
Saturday , 12 / 2 - “ Taking It to The Streets .... Holiday Magic ” Brentwood Town Square / Brownsville Road - 4PM-7PM
Wednesday , 12 / 20 - ” Senior Citizen Holiday Luncheon ” Civic Center - 12N - Reservations Required
Borough Offices Closed :
Christmas - 12 / 25 New Year ’ s Day - 1 / 1 / 24 Martin Luther King Day - 1 / 15 / 24 Good Friday - 3 / 22 / 24
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Sunday , 3 / 22 / 24 - “ Easter Egg Hunt ” Brentwood Park
Council Meetings All Meetings start at 7:30PM and are held at the Borough Building ::
December : 12 / 11 - Last 2023 Council Meeting 7:30PM
January : 1 / 2 / 24 - Reorganization Meeting 1 / 16 / 24 - Agenda Council Meeting 1 / 22 / 24 - Regular Council Meeting
February : 2 / 19 / 24 - Agenda Council Meeting 2 / 26 / 24 - Regular Council Meeting
March : 3 / 18 / 24 - Agenda Council Meeting 3 / 25 / 24 - Regular Council Meeting
We ’ re RAVING About Our New Citizen Alert System !
All puns aside , you may have heard our staff issue alerts , notifications , and friendly reminders to our residents through the Swift911 alert system . While the name may make it sound urgent , Swift911 is not just used to issue alerts in a time of crisis . This system is used for issuing out all kinds of information to our residents , which includes anything from notices on opening a cooling shelter in the summertime to courtesy calls for our Parks and Recreation ’ s annual Easter Egg Hunt . Since Swift911 has been integrated into Rave Systems this year , if you have signed up with Swift911 to receive Borough alerts , you will not experience an interruption in receiving these alerts through Rave . If you need to update your information to request text , email , or phone alerts at a new email address or phone number , Rave makes it easier than ever to do so ! You can update your information to continue receiving these informative alerts through Rave on our website at www . brentwoodboro . com . If you ’ ve always wanted to sign up for these notifications , now ’ s the time to do it ! With Rave , you can also request voicemail , email , and / or text message alerts if you ’ d like to keep up to date on all things Brentwood . Make sure that you don ’ t miss out on any of our important alerts or exciting events !