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Public works reports successful Clean City 2025 drive; 108 landfill loads and 313 man-hours recorded
Summary
City public works staff reported that the 2025 Clean City effort produced 108 landfill roll‑offs, about 313 man‑hours of staff time, and $18,628.69 in expenses; supervisors said moving mattress drop-offs to a supervised compost site reduced nonresident dumping.
City public works staff reported to the Beatrice City Council that the 2025 Clean City program was “a successful year,” with program managers recording 313 man‑hours, 108 loads taken to the landfill and $18,628.69 in program expenses.
Jason (identified in the meeting as the presenter of the Clean City report) told council the program has been active since 1989 and that 2025 ranked among the program’s top ten years for loads collected. He said the crew split streets into routes with two loaders and city employees performing collections; most crew members have long tenures and the operation recorded no accidents or injuries this year.
The report noted 10 roll‑offs of mattresses handled through a supervised compost-site drop‑off, where attendants check ID to confirm city residency; staff said that supervision reduced instances of non‑Beatrice residents dumping at unsupervised locations that historically produced larger volumes. Mattresses remain a recurring item, as do tires and construction debris, staff said.
Council members and residents at the meeting offered praise for the crews’ performance. Staff said program changes implemented in recent years — stricter rules on boxes and bags and supervised drop‑off — helped reduce light-weight litter and out-of-city dumping.
City staff did not propose budgetary changes during the report but provided the expense figure for council review.
