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Council opens second reading on solid-waste ordinance; staff narrows fee increase and public raises concerns about large carts
Summary
On second reading of Ordinance 15-28 the council reviewed staff edits that broadened garbage service language to include commercial customers and halved an added-can pickup fee to $7.50; public commenters expressed concern about cost burdens and the practicality of large 96-gallon carts for elderly residents.
The City Council of the City of Live Oak opened a public hearing at the second and final reading of Ordinance 15-28, which would adjust utility rates and revise the city’s solid-waste collection code.
City staff told the council they provided a red-line version showing two substantive revisions from first reading: an amendment to section 34-30 that changes the fee-schedule caption from “residential garbage collection service” to “residential and commercial garbage collection…
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