Starkville increases sanitation rates
Starkville aldermen approved a sanitation pick-up rate increase on Tuesday to fund required work to bring the city’s landfill into compliance with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality regulations.
After maintenance issues, Starkville bolstering sanitation fleet
Starkville’s purchase of a street sweeper and upcoming deals for garbage trucks will fill immediate needs for the city, but Mayor Parker Wiseman said Thursday he could not rule out future equipment buys if the sanitation department’s expected revenues exceed conservative projections this fiscal year.
Aldermen forecast willingness to find sanitation revenue, savings
Three aldermen Tuesday indicated they’re willing to discuss Starkville sanitation changes that could generate additional revenues as the department continues to suffer through equipment shortage and repair issues.
Sanitation equipment issues plague Starkville
Frequent sanitation equipment failures could force Starkville aldermen to once again broach a residential rate increase after the board failed to raise monthly charges by $1.50 on Feb. 17.
SPD investigating theft of sanitation truck
The Starkville Police Department is investigating the disappearance of a city sanitation vehicle that went missing from a city lot on Dec. 3.
Personnel matter draws sanitation employees behind closed doors
Starkville aldermen discussed a personnel issue involving Sanitation and Environmental Services Director Emma Gandy and Calvin Ware, a sanitation worker, behind closed doors for almost 90 minutes Tuesday, but no motions specific to the matter emerged in open session.
Sanitation recommendations unofficially pushed back
Starkville aldermen unofficially delayed receipt of recommendations on possibly outsourcing the city’s sanitation services Tuesday after Chief Administrative Officer Taylor Adams and department head Emma Gandy asked for more time to study internal, cost-saving measures.
Aldermen move forward with 4 sanitation studies
Starkville aldermen on Tuesday unanimously approved four separate sanitation studies — including one that would outsource service — in an effort to find future savings to help balance the department’s budget.
Perkins to sanitation employees: Get to work or face termination
Ward 6 Alderman Roy A. Perkins gave a stern warning for Starkville Sanitation and Environmental Services employees: If you do not work a full eight hours per day, you will lose your job.
Alderman Walker censored at budget meeting
Ward 4 Alderman Jason Walker left Thursday’s preliminary sanitation budgetary session after Board Attorney Chris Latimer, via a phone call to city representatives, said he could only observe, not participate in financial discussions.
Grant helps restore funding for sanitation dept.
When the Starkville Board of Aldermen approved the 2013 fiscal budget in September, some cuts were made in sanitation and environmental services.
Now, thanks to a grant from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Emma Gandy. director of the city’s department of sanitation and environmental services, will get a little relief from those cutbacks over the next two years.
1 in 7 NE Miss water systems cited for violations
The state health department found roughly one in seven Northeast Mississippi water providers in violation of regulations last year, for everything from contamination to monitoring failures.