LEE COUNTY, Fla. – A division manager for Waste Pro approached Lee County Commissioners at a meeting Tuesday regarding their current contract with the county. “Our contract does allow for these types of dialogues,” said Waste Pro’s Fort Myers Division Manager, Bill Jones. “We just wanted to make sure that the commission understood that, even though we do have the CPI (consumer price index) increase in there, that we also may be coming back to talk about these other sorts of extraordinary costs that have affected us this past year.” While speaking at Tuesday’s meeting, Jones highlighted “unforeseen costs” stemming from the pandemic. “Labor costs, the cost of materials, metal, trucks, fuel, supplies — you name it,” Jones said. “Across the board, everything we touch really has gone up.” Jones said the price of large metal dumpsters has doubled over the last six months. Supply chain issues are also delaying plastic trash bin deliveries by months. When asked whether a renegotiated contract could cost Lee County taxpayers more money Jones responded by saying, “I suppose it could. Our goal is always to do things the best we can so that we minimize those types of impacts on our customers.” Waste Pro is set to meet with Lee County officials next week.