Putting your garbage and recycling out for collection on the same day next year will come at a price.
Emterra said it will cost the city $66,000 to keep existing collection routes in the next recycling contract, while Marcotte's quoted fee to sync its garbage collection routes with Emterras schedule is almost $510,000.
Sarnia's newly elected council will have to decide if the convenience is worth the extra money at budget time.
The quotes have been referred to the 2019 budget process.
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Sarnia council has referred a few funding requests from the Mitton Village Community Development Advisory Committee to the 2019 budget process.
The group is seeking $3,000 in operating costs for community engagement activities and $17,000 in capital costs for streetscape improvements.
The committee, established this past February, was given a $3,000 operating budget for 2018.
An event, featuring cars and live music, is planned October 6 to further engage the community in the project.
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City staff are interested in hiring a university graduate student for four months, to analyze Sarnia's current record management practices and develop a plan to transition to digital.
Council has approved the idea in principle and referred the $20,000 cost to the 2019 budget process.
