Dive Brief:
- A hearing has been scheduled to consider proposals to privatize the sanitation department in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
- Members of the City Council are weighing the options available as the town experiences costly fleet maintenance and equipment leases that will soon expire.
- While one concern is workers that may lose their positions, another consideration will be based on cost. If private haulers can effectively reduce costs, then the city may move to implement privatization.
Dive Insight:
The council will accept proposals at its December 17 meeting. The council president stated that if the proposals came in at around the same cost, then the expectation would be that the city would continue to provide sanitation services.
