Councilman Ron Grooms — who along with Mayor Rob Waiz represents the city on the Solid Waste District’s governing board — said approximately $21 of next year’s fee will cover Inland’s contract, $7 will fund the district’s operating budget and $5 will be spent on a third-party billing service. Historically, the Solid Waste District’s staff has handled billing, but it has been a source of contention among some officials and was one of the key reasons the Clark County Commissioners cited when they voted last year to withdraw unincorporated areas of the county from mandatory payments for curbside recycling. Council members also voted 6-0 to approve the first reading of an ordinance authorizing an interlocal agreement between the city and the Oak Park Conservancy District, through which the conservancy would provide drainage service to its resident following annexation and provide sewer service to residents in the annexed areas that aren’t already on city or conservancy sewers when the city deems it cost-prohibitive to do so. State law requires that the city provide noncapital services — such as police, fire and sanitation — to the newly annexed areas within a year and capital services — such as sewers — within three years. Gillenwater said cost estimates will not be available until Clarksville-based Jacobi, Toombs & Lanz — which serves as consulting engineers for both the city and conservancy — completes a preliminary study of the annexation area. Popular Business directory links Apartments | Attorneys | Auto Dealers | Auto Parts | Auto Repair | Beauty Salons | Car Rental | Dentists | Doctors | Flowers | Hotels | Insurance | Loans | Mortgages | Movers | Pizza | Realtors | Restaurants | Storage | Tax Preparation | Travel | Featured | More. read more

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