In an effort to stave off a crisis caused by issues with staffing and vehicle maintenance, the town on July 1 will turn over curbside trash collection to a private company, Casella Waste Management, under a five-year, $26.3 million contract that the Select Board unanimously approved at its January 14 meeting.
The board also okayed a 10-12% increase in the fees that residents pay for waste collection.
“We currently have a model that is positioned to fail, and we are really looking to make sure we can provide this critical service to the town,” Erin Chute, commissioner of Brookline’s Department of Public Works, told the Select Board…