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Snow and ice paused garbage collection; city says routine household pickup restored and bulk backlog should clear within days
Summary
City engineer Barry Mott reported that sanitation collection paused during a heavy snow event; regular household collection resumed and the city expects to clear a backlog of bulk items within approximately two days.
Barry Mott, director of engineering and public works for the City of Enterprise, told the council that city sanitation crews paused routes during a heavy snow and ice event and brought garbage trucks in for employee and public safety. "We were not able to run our garbage trucks...We brought the trucks in because of safety reasons," Mott said.
Mott said crews resumed regular household-can pickups the week following the storm and that "we were back on schedule within 1 week." He told council the city's grinding operations are up to date and that the outstanding backlog involves county bulk items (large-item pickup). "The one thing that we are a little bit behind on is county garbage which is the bulk items. We're thinking about Thursday of this week, 2 days, we should be back, caught back up on all that," Mott said.
Why it matters: The temporary suspension affected routine collection for residential customers and created a short-term backlog of bulk-item pickups. City staff framed the pause as a safety decision to avoid putting workers or the public at risk on icy roads.
Details and next steps
- Event timing: Mott said the disruption began Tuesday before lunch during the snow/ice event; routes were paused for safety on subsequent days and resumed the following week.
- Service status: Household-can collection was restored and crews are current on grinding work; bulk-item collections remained behind schedule but staff estimated they would be caught up within two days from the report.
- Responsibility and contact: Mott referenced sanitation manager Derek Hooks as staff contact who coordinated recovery work.
The council did not take separate action on the update; Mott's briefing was presented as a staff report. Residents seeking further detail were not recorded as speaking during the meeting; the council thanked staff for the response efforts.
