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Council workshop advances solid-waste code cleanup and stepped trash-rate increases for seniors
Summary
Staff presented code amendments aligning curbside rules with a new contractor agreement and proposed stepped rate increases that narrow the city subsidy for senior accounts; the workshop moved both items to the council for final action.
City staff presented two related solid-waste items at the Feb. 3 workshop: an ordinance to align solid-waste code with the new contractor agreement and a proposed schedule of residential trash rates that phases in higher senior rates over five years.
What staff proposed: The code amendments clarify that residents must use contractor-provided cans (no bags or personal cans) and set collection frequencies; staff noted a drafting inconsistency on recycling frequency that would be corrected (remove a redundant sentence so recycling remains “twice monthly” as intended). The…
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