September 2025 Newsletter
As we start to head into fall, we have lots of updates from our Madelia business community! If you have business news that you want to share in a future newsletter, reach out to our Community and Business Development Specialist at celia.simpson@cityofmadeliamn.gov.
For ease of access, here are the links from the newsletter below:
Center Avenue Reconstruction Project Webpage: Center Avenue Reconstruction Project
Watona Park Community Survey: www.madeliamn.com/watona-park-master-plan/
Minnesota Paid Leave: mn.gov/deed/paidleave/employers/
Garbage Service Reminder
A friendly reminder that beginning August 4th, all residential garbage pickup will take place on Monday’s.
- Carts should be to the curb by 6AM to avoid being missed.
- As noted in the letter from West Central Sanitation: If you requested a 65-gallon cart and do not receive it by Friday August 1st, please use bags/stickers for Monday August 4th pick up. If you have not received a cart by Thursday, August 7th, please call WCS.
- You no longer need to buy orange bags or stickers for trash put inside your cart.
- You will be billed as normal on your monthly utility billing based on the size of the cart you requested.
- The calendar below will also be included with July’s utility billing.
August 2025 Newsletter
From Park Days to new trash cans, it’s been a busy summer in Madelia—catch up on all the updates in our August newsletter!
For ease of access, here are the links from the newsletter below:
Center Avenue Reconstruction Project Webpage: Center Avenue Reconstruction Project
Watona Park Community Survey: www.madeliamn.com/watona-park-master-plan/
West Central Sanitation: www.wcsanitation.com
Update: Information regarding Garbage
West Central Sanitation will be sending out an informational letter this week to all Madelia residential homes. Included with the letter will be a prepaid postcard with the sizes and pre-tax prices of the garbage bins. You will choose which size best suites your household and mail back to WSC by July 25th. They will be delivering the bins at the end of July.
They were kind enough to drop off a bin of each size at City Hall for the community to see. So please feel free to stop in this week to take a look at them if you prefer a “look and see” before deciding.
If you DO NOT mail the postcard back, they will automatically drop off the medium sized bin (65 gallon) this will be noted on the postcard.
Garbage will continue to be billed on your utility billing as it has been done in the past.
PRICING PER MONTH LEFT TO RIGHT (these include the tax)
95 GALLON (holds 7-8 kitchen bags) - $24.63/MONTH - 65 GALLON (holds 4-6 kitchen bags) - $21.91/MONTH - 35 GALLON (holds 2-3 kitchen bags) $19.85/MONTH
Madelia’s New Garbage Service
As many already know, after decades of serving Madelia, Jerry and Sandy Urban of Madelia Sanitation have recently sold their business to West Central Sanitation out of Willmar MN. So, with a new garbage service comes change.
West Central Sanitation will be sending out a mailing to all residential Madelia customers who currently pay for garbage service in the next couple weeks. In that mailing, each household will have the option to choose which size garbage canister is best suitable for their needs. The City of Madelia will continue to bill you on your utility billing based on the size of the garbage receptacle you have.
They are projecting receptacle delivery towards the end of July. So it is very important that you return your choice to them as soon as possible once you receive your mailing.
For now, you will continue to use the orange bags/stickers as we always have.
Dumpsters:
Effective immediately, City Hall will no longer be taking dumpster requests. If you are in need of a dumpster, or have a dumpster that is ready to be picked up you will need to call West Central Sanitation directly at 1-800-246-7630. They will take your request over the phone and collect payment at that time. You also have the option to request a dumpster online via their website.
Appliances and other items:
If you have any appliances or other items that need to be thrown, you will reach out to WSC directly. They will have certain rates for each item and a separate collection day.
We will continue to share more information as it becomes available. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please reach out to WSC.
