Jason Donetti, superintendent of sanitation and recycling for the Muncie Sanitary District, told the Prairie Creek advisory board that the district is offering an interlocal agreement to take over trash and recycling at City of Muncie parks and certain pocket parks. "What we have before you is...an interlocal agreement," Donetti said, describing an exchange in which MSD would assume service responsibilities and receive a 2020 leach packer truck from the parts department.

Under the draft agreement, MSD would maintain trash and recycling at park locations currently served by the parks department, and could install 3‑yard dumpsters at select sites where appropriate. Donetti said the arrangement preserves an existing disposal allowance: the parts department currently covers up to $52,000 a year for disposal and that provision would remain available to park projects, storm cleanup and special projects.

The advisory board discussed the legal and procedural steps needed to implement the arrangement. Donetti said the draft was prepared by attorneys and that the sanitary district and the public works department would each need to pass a resolution before the interlocal agreement could take effect.

Board members moved to recommend approval of the draft interlocal agreement and to forward the recommendation to the Board of Works for final action. The board recorded the motion, a second and an affirmative voice vote to recommend the agreement; final approval remains with the Board of Works.

Next steps identified by board members include coordinating with the president of the Board of Public Works and the city attorney to finalize legal language and any termination clauses in the draft.