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Council hears details and concerns about $2 million trash-bill forgiveness program
Summary
Administration described selection criteria, application return rates and enforcement plans for a $2 million ARPA-funded program to forgive delinquent refuse-disposal bills; council members and residents pressed for transparency and asked whether recipients understood future enforcement steps (liens/payment plans).
During the work session, administration described the city’s delinquent refuse and disposal bill assistance program, funded with ARPA dollars and revised to $2,000,000 under Resolution 17 of 02/2024.
Mister Ziolkowski said the initial eligibility list numbered about 541 people; five were removed because they were elected officials or city employees, leaving roughly 536 mailed application packets. He told council that approximately 48% of those applications had been returned at the time of the presentation.
Program rules explained by staff included both an eligibility period and a documentation requirement. As an administrator put it, "They had to miss a payment... They also had to…
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