Council approves increase for trash carts

GROVETON — The Groveton City Council approved a rate increase of 4.7 percent for the rental Dumpsters for the city’s solid waste customers.

Sonny Hubbard with Live Oak Environmental, the firm contracted by the city for trash removal, informed the council about the increase at the March 30 meeting. City Secretary Dorrie Cotton said the contract states Live Oak can increase rates due to inflation.

Cotton said that it will mean an increase to solid waste removal bills, which will take place May 1. The actual cost change will be determined at a later date.

In other business, council members:

• heard an update from Pennington regarding an easement for a pump station from the owners of a proposed truck stop;
• awarded a downtown revitalization project grant for $367,399.79 to DSP Development for sidewalk and paving on Front Street;
• approved payment of the Inframark bill of $21,626.12, which covered water leak repair from fiber optic installation;
• tabled action on a property purchase; and
• approved the dismissal of the treasurer of the Economic Development Council and required the group to hold monthly meetings.