S ISLANDS' NEWSPAPER OF RECORD >/•• WEEKroKJUNE i6 -22, 2QQS: SANlBEL. & CAPT!VA, FLORIDA' :^O.LU;ME -32 NUMBER 25 ^2O PAGES City council considers new waste disposal contract Sanibel Library to become By GARY PHILLIPS
[email protected] Sanibel City Council is facing the task of choosing a company to dispose of the island's garbage. Council dis- cussed the bidding process and a protest letter submitted By JENNY BURNHAM by one bidding company at their June 7 meeting. Public jfournham@breezenews Works Director Gates Castle reported that bids had been papers.com sought earlier this year, but all were considered to be too high and were rejected. After a lengthy series of "'We received bids at the end of February and received negotiations at the county two proposals, the prices for which were in the neigh- level, and a complex state borhood of a 230 percent increase over the current rate legislative process, Gov- for residential," he said. "We came back to council with ernor Jeb Bush signed the recommendation that the city reject the bids and HB1381 to make the rebid it on the basis that there was at least one more Sanibel Public Library ah poiential bidder who was disqualified because he did not independent taxing district, attend the mandatory prebid meeting." a move that will lower Castle said Waste Services of Florida, also known as property taxes for Sanibel Florida Recycling Services, had filed a protest letter residents, said Library claiming another company, Waste Pro, had violated the Board president Tom bidding process by not attending the prebid meeting.