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Kenner garbage contract now with Waste Pro
Kenner City Council approves new garbage contract with Waste Pro
Controversy in Kenner continues over the city's garbage contract.
The Kenner City Council approved a new garbage contract with Waste Pro during its meeting on Thursday.
The contract will be in place for the next 10 years.
Households will be paying $18 for the service, which is $5 more than what they were paying with IV Waste.
The company says the higher cost is due to paying employees more, and they say it is still the cheapest in the area.
IV Waste's last pickup day for garbage in Kenner is Feb. 29.
IV Waste's owner Sidney Torres has been battling with the city for months, launching attack ads against the mayor in recent weeks.
He says the City of Kenner breached their contract.
Torres and the city are involved in several lawsuits, with each side claiming they are owed millions by the other.
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