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Residents and council press Republic Services on missed pickups; mayor says tracking tool will go live Feb. 13
Summary
Multiple residents criticized contract garbage service during public comment. Mayor Jenkins said the city met Republic Services and expects an online tracking feature to go live Feb. 13; council requested further updates and for Republic to appear at future meetings.
Residents told the Georgetown City Council on Feb. 10 that curbside trash collection has become inconsistent since the city switched from a municipally run landfill contract to a private service provider.
At the meeting, Steve Glass described repeated missed pickups and said the city’s policy, not simply the contractor, is responsible for what gets collected. “We as residents deserve better,” Glass said during public comments, describing…
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