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Webster Groves business district debates trash, recycling and lighting costs as budget draft advances
Summary
Commission members reviewed the district budget lines for recycling, porta‑potties, parking‑lot lighting and a partial personnel allocation and discussed shifting dumpster responsibility from a private lot owner to a district‑managed arrangement to lower costs for businesses.
Commission members discussed several budget and services items that affect downtown business owners, including dumpster and recycling pickup on the Alma lot, charging arrangements for bin pickup, porta‑potty costs and an allocation for city maintenance staff time.
A business district member (name not specified in the record) described current trash arrangements and offered a local price example: “I have an 8 yard container for trash. It's a $135 a month,” the member said, noting that pickup frequency and container sizes vary for businesses on the street. The commission discussed that the district currently pays for a public recycling bin on the…
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