City Hall is seeking help from central government to pay off the over $300 million it owes to garbage collection contractors, which have threatened to suspend their services unless they are paid, according to Town Clerk Royston King.
Puran Brothers Disposal Inc. and Cevons Waste Management have given notice to the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of their intention to suspend their collection services from November 14 if they are not paid hundreds of millions owed to them.
King yesterday confirmed that both firms have indicated via letters that they would have to suspend their operations unless paid.
As a result, he said City Hall is engaging government as well as other partners whom he did not want to name.
Puran Brothers and Cevons are contr…
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