Abington Select Board Signs $850,000 Trash Contract, Saves Over Previous Year

ABINGTON -- July 13, 2026, Abington Select Board approved an $850,000 annual trash and recycling contract and heard that the town's former school buildings will generate $2 million and 56 affordable units. The board voted unanimously Monday to authorize Town Manager Michael Moretz to sign the curbside contract with Allstate Waste, which underbid Republic Services by more than $330,000 on the combined trash and recycling categories and Waste Management, which bid only recycling, was disqualified. Finance Director Andrew Nocera presented $1.165 million in fiscal year 2026 year-end transfers, with the largest sums covering a $500,000 police salary gap and $413,000 of a $1.3 million snow and ice deficit that still leaves roughly $900,000 outstanding. Nocera warned the board the town "is already $300,000 in the hole next year for snow and ice." Moretz announced Causeway Development has been awarded both Center School and North School, with the town receiving approximately $2 million; the two 1938 buildings will be converted to 56 affordable housing units generating an estimated $350,000 to $400,000 per year in property taxes once complete.