CYPRESS, Calif.—A city councilor is challenging the city’s latest contract with a trash vendor, citing a lack of transparency and fairness by extending it with rate increases, no bidding, and no termination clause, plus recent allegations against the vendor for corruption in a neighboring town.
During an April 11 city council meeting, Councilwoman Frances Marquez, elected in 2020, alleged the city extended its agreement with Valley Vista Services after years of rate increases on residents.
She additionally raised allegations of corruption against the vendor in the City of Industry.
“It is clear to me [the contract] was written to protect Valley Vista’s bottom line, not our residents. I do not see that due diligence was taken when this contract was written,” Marquez said during the meeting.
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