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Residents, council press administration over missed trash pickups; city says it is pressuring contractor
Summary
Multiple residents reported missed pickups and overflowing curbside trash. City administration said it is tracking complaints and working with the private contractor (Priority) but that communication with the contractor has been unreliable; council said it will bring the issue back as an agenda item.
Residents told the Eastpointe City Council on Tuesday that curbside trash pickup has deteriorated since a new contractor began service, leaving trash at curbs for days and creating health and nuisance concerns.
Tiffany Madden, a long-time Eastpointe resident, told the council: “this is the worst that I’ve seen it” and said curbside trash was left all day during a recent scheduled pickup. Colleen Sangster reported multiple missed pickups on her street, said she could not get through to the…
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