City Manager Explains Trash Rates

Sidney City Manager Ed Sadler met with business owners Wednesday evening to answer questions about the city's trash rates.

Part of the issue is how much are businesses being charged and why were the rates increased.

"Yes, we are revising trash rates," Sadler said Wednesday, Sept. 19.

Sadler said when he accepted the duties of city manager about two years ago, the landfill was operating on an annual deficit of several hundred thousand dollars. He said rates were increased to meet the costs and for upgraded equipment. The landfill district committed to a $1.5 million bond this summer to purchase...