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Carroll County Solid Waste Committee Approves Alternate Payment Method

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HUNTINGDON (December 6) — Residents of Carroll County might soon have the convenience of paying for their solid waste collection billing via credit card and bank draft.
The county’s Solid Waste Committee voted to send the proposal to the full Carroll County Commission for consideration. If approved, customers of the curbside solid waste collection can pay their monthly invoice by cash, check, bank draft or credit card, the latter would incur a convenience fee of approximately 2.75 percent. Presently, customers only have the options of cash or check.
Jeff Heyduck, director of Solid Waste and Recycling, said it would take several months to implement after final approval. He suggested a July 1, 2019 start date.

In other business, the committee heard Republic Services, the current vendor, will provide a price quote to provide curbside collection services for a five- and seven-year period. Heyduck said he met with Chad Brown of McKenzie, who represents Republic Services. The quote is expected in the coming weeks from Brown. Heyduck said if the price comes in much higher, then the county might seek additional quotes from other vendors.
Carroll County has mandatory rural curbside residential solid waste collection. Collection trucks serve each household weekly and the company provides a rolling cart to each residence for their convenience. For seven years, the monthly charge to customers has been $18.
The Committee will convene again in early 2019 to review the quote from Republic Services.