Central Recycling Services, Inc. v. Municipality of Anchorage

OPINION

WINFREE, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A recycling company requested rebates under a municipal ordinance providing reduced fees for disposing solid waste residue at the municipal landfill. The municipal department dispersing the rebates construed the ordinance as resulting in lower rebates than the company expected. The company sued the municipality, and the superior court ruled in the municipality’s favor. The company appeals. Although the ordinance language is imperfect, legislative intent more strongly supports the municipality’s intexpretation. We therefore affirm the superior court’s…