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Residents urge commissioners to reject single-hauler trash plan; city manager says no formal recommendation yet
Summary
Multiple residents urged the commission to oppose a proposed single-hauler solid-waste program, calling it discriminatory and a monopoly; the city manager said staff has not presented a final recommendation and public discussion is scheduled for Oct. 18.
Several residents told the Grand Rapids City Commission they oppose a potential single-hauler residential trash program, saying it would eliminate consumer choice and harm local businesses. City officials said no formal recommendation has yet been presented and that a public discussion is scheduled for the commission’s Oct. 18 meeting.
Mary Bar, a Second Ward resident, called the single-hauler concept discriminatory and said…
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