Council approves three-year extension with Priority Waste LLC for trash, recycling and compost

The Zionsville Town Council voted 6-0 to renew the municipal solid waste, recycling and compost collection and disposal contract with Priority Waste LLC for an additional three years under the same terms and conditions provided in the original agreement. DPW Director Lance explained the original contract authorized up to three additional years under the same terms and that the contract includes an annual 3% escalation in rates. He recommended approving the extension because a new solicitation process can be time-consuming and the renewal follows the contractual option the council previously approved. A council motion to approve the renewal and authorize the council president to sign passed unanimously, 6-0. Councilors asked about the need for sealed bids; staff said the original contract authorized the renewal and there was no substantive rate increase outside the already-agreed escalation. The meeting record does not include details about funding sources, cost to the town budget, or any service-level changes beyond the continued 3% annual escalation spelled out in the existing contract language.