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Perrysburg staff propose reroute of refuse collection to rebalance routes and reduce overtime
Summary
City staff outlined a proposed reroute of refuse pickup to reflect west-side growth, saying 16 specific homes would change service days and the city will run an outreach campaign before an April 7 launch.
City public‑works staff presented a proposed reroute of refuse collection routes on Feb. 26 to rebalance daily workloads after 15 years without a major change. The plan would reassign service days for several blocks to reflect growth on the west side of town and to reduce overtime during heavy seasonal weeks.
The plan matters because uneven route lengths and new subdivisions have increased travel time and occasional overtime for crews. Staff said the reroute is intended to distribute daily workload more evenly and to plan for anticipated future development.
Rob (staff member) introduced the refuse team and said, “The last time the city's rerouted our refuse route has been, believe it or not, 15 years ago.” Ron Isaacson, identified in the meeting as deputy director, and Greg Coeur, described as the operations manager who oversees refuse, and Dan Hayes, the refuse foreman, were present to answer technical questions. Hayes was credited with much of the route work and will support driver-level implementation.
Staff said the change will affect a limited number of households immediately: they reported “16 total homes” would be impacted by the specific swaps described in the packet. Staff gave a block-level summary of day changes, including 91 addresses moving from Tuesday to Thursday, 183 from Wednesday to Tuesday, 255 from Wednesday to Thursday, 96 from Wednesday to Friday, and 391 from Thursday to Wednesday. They also presented the rebalanced daily totals as 1,082 households on Monday, 1,809 on Tuesday, 2,119 on Wednesday, 1,804 on Thursday and 1,357 on Friday.
Staff described operational constraints that shape the balance: longer drive times on the west side where houses are more widely spaced, scheduled truck “regen” and servicing that is typically done on Mondays, and landfill hours that make Friday routes lighter and sometimes become Saturday work when holidays shift schedules. Staff told the committee they expect future growth—three subdivisions were highlighted on maps—and that as Wednesday’s load grows they may carve off parts of Wednesday to become Friday routes over a multi‑year horizon.
To communicate the change, staff proposed a phased outreach campaign: two notices in the local paper on March 12 and March 26, a personalized mailed letter to every impacted household (to be sent March 4 in the plan described), social media and website posts, sticker tags on residents’ totes the week of March 31–April 4, and a formal launch on April 7. Staff said they will staff extra drivers for the first weeks after the launch and ask residents who miss their new pickup day to call the office; the crews plan limited back‑checks for missed pickups in the immediate transition period.
Committee members suggested extra steps such as making the mailed envelope visually distinct, adding a sticker to the envelope itself and allowing neighbors to help spread the word. Staff said they expect to monitor and adjust staffing for a few weeks after April 7 and that the full transition to any additional Friday capacity will occur over years as development warrants.
The committee received the presentation and asked questions; no formal motion was recorded at this meeting. Staff said they would proceed with the outreach schedule and return if further committee action is required.
