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Minot council keeps fall curbside cleanup after staff review of costs, safety and alternatives
Summary
After a detailed staff presentation on costs, staff time and injuries, the Minot City Council voted unanimously to continue the twice‑annual fall cleanup curbside service and asked staff to return with alternative delivery options and potential discounted bulk pickup rates.
The Minot City Council voted unanimously Monday to continue offering the city’s fall curbside cleanup event, rejecting staff suggestions to end the program outright after a staff presentation showed the event’s costs, staffing impacts and injury rates.
Public works staff told the council the fall cleanup mobilizes about 50 employees, borrows staff from multiple departments and uses roughly 30 pieces of equipment. Staff estimated the city spends about $130,000 per cleanup event and that the operation requires roughly 2,000 staff hours drawn from sanitation, street, storm sewer,…
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