Townwide trash service is back in the plans for the town of Hope.

Last month, the Town Council voted to rescind its approval of the agreement with CGS Services of Morristown through the use of a parliamentary procedure. But Town Attorney Cindy Boll said that her research showed that such a maneuver could not be used when a contract with an outside group was being approved.

Council members said they were concerned about the impact the contract would have on the county-owned landfill. County Commissioners said in a letter that taking the trash out of the county, could cost the county solid waste management district $50,000 to $60,000 a year in revenue from lost tipping fees at the county-owned landfill.

For their part, a representative from CGS said that was unlikely, because only some of the town’s residents were paying for Rumpke service. Rumpke operates the Bartholomew County landfill. Other trash was going to the CGS operated landfill in Morristown, or a Medora landfill operated by Bestway.

The council had the first reading of a townwide trash service ordinance last night,  but did not hold a vote on the ordinance.

The council will consider the second and final approval of a townside trash service ordinance at its meeting next month.