Wake Up Tri-Counties Kewanee Mayor Gary Moore on Potential Privatization of Trash Collection

The big topic coming out of Monday's Kewanee City Council Meeting was the decision to table a vote over whether or not to outsource trash collection in the City of Kewanee to a private company. The company was not present at the meeting to answer questions regarding a potential contract. This led to the proposal being tabled until representatives appeared at the meeting. Mayor Gary Moore joined Wake Up Tri-Counties to discuss why the City of Kewanee is considering contracting for trash collection service to a private company. The Mayor also addressed concerns regarding current sanitation department employees. According to the Mayor, any deal that would contract out the trash collection service would also guarantee that current sanitation workers would be transferred to new jobs within the Public Works Department. The Mayor also addressed concerns about the Transfer Station and stated that the Transfer Station would remain open and operational.