TWINSBURG – A new three-year contract with Waste Management for trash and recycling collection will go into effect April 1, 2022. It will increase the city’s cost for the service by about $150,000 by April 1, 2024.

City Council approved the contract Dec. 14. It will raise the cost of providing the service to residents from about $1.45 million to $1.6 million.

Mayor Ted Yates said there are about 6,600 stops in the city made each week by WM. The average price per home currently is $18.39 per month. That will rise to $18.78 in April 2022 and to $19.53 and $20.31 in the following two years.

Officials said that amounts to 2 percent, 4 percent and 4 percent increases in each of the next three years.

In other action, Council authorized the mayor to enter into a federal/local project agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation to receive funds for the Ravenna Road resurfacing project between Chamberlin Road and East Idlewood Drive.

The estimated cost of the project is $540,000, with the 80/20 split meaning the city will provide a match of about $108,000. According to city engineer Amy Mohr, the project has been moved up from 2024 to 2022, and will be advertised for bids in February 2022.