Committee approves ordinance change letting Public Works revoke curbside collection eligibility for cause

The Committee on Public Safety, Health and Traffic of the Manchester Board of Mayor & Aldermen voted to approve an amendment to Section 91-6-31 to allow Public Works to revoke a property’s eligibility for municipal curbside collection for cause. The motion was approved by voice vote: “Aye,” and the chair declared “Ayes have it.” The motion was moved by Alderman Barry and seconded by Alderman Morgan.

The measure, described by staff as intended “to give Public Works more latitude in enforcement,” is aimed at properties with repeated trash-collection violations where current fines and enforcement actions have not produced compliance. Tim, a Public Works staff member who answered committee questions, said the change is intended to create an additional enforcement tool and that “the department does not benefit financially.”

Why it matters: Committee members said the amendment is meant to address…