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Thousands of Dallas residents urge council to pause plan moving alley pickup to curb
Summary
Dozens of residents told the City Council during public comment they oppose Dallas Sanitation’s plan to end alley trash and recycling pickup for roughly 30,000 homes, citing safety, cost to homeowners and lack of neighborhood outreach.
Dozens of Dallas residents asked the City Council on Sept. 10 to halt a Dallas Sanitation Department proposal to end alley trash and recycling pickup and move service to curbside for roughly 30,000 households across the city.
Why it matters: Residents said the change would shift costs and safety burdens onto homeowners, requiring property modifications that many houses are not designed to accommodate, and that the department implemented the plan without adequate public input or council oversight.
Among speakers were neighborhood leaders and longtime homeowners who described alleys as original, intentional city infrastructure. James Collin told the council he was “representing thousands of Dallas residents who oppose the sanitation department’s modified plan,” and said the change would remove an…
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