Kent leaders are poised to continue a recycling contract with the county hauler

The Portage County Solid Waste Management District. Lyndsey Brennan/The Portager

Kent leaders are poised to continue a recycling contract with the county hauler

- Wendy DiAlesandro

A Kent City Council committee advanced an 18-month contract with the Portage County Solid Waste Management District to the full council on Wednesday, giving a win to the embattled county agency and maintaining the status quo for Kent residents.

In return for each residential property owner’s $5.50 monthly fee, the recycling center would provide twice-monthly service. Even though the recycling center’s costs may rise or fall during the course of the contract, property owners would not see those fluctuations on their bills, Solid Waste Acting Director Dawn Collins said.

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