Resident urges mandatory bear-proof trash receptacles after local bear incident
A resident described bears becoming habituated to neighborhood trash and called for mandatory bear-safe receptacles after canceling service with a hauler she said responded poorly; a competing hauler offered bear-proof cans for about $10 more per month.
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Allison McKinnon told the council that on Sept. 2 a family of four bears was destroyed after becoming comfortable around neighborhood trash and attempting to enter houses. McKinnon said she contacted Star Valley Disposal and found the company’s response "indifferent," prompting her to cancel service; she later found a competing hauler willing to provide bear-safe receptacles for about $10 more per month.
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