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Village keeps yard-waste drop-off free; approves biweekly bag pickup and twice-yearly brush chipping
Summary
The Village Board voted Sept. 9 to retain free access to the village brush and yard-waste drop-off site and approved operational changes: bag collection biweekly May through November and brush collection twice yearly (spring and fall), with staff to set specific dates and a future ordinance on curb placement considered.
The Village Board of the Village of Jackson on Sept. 9 voted to keep the yard-waste drop-off site free and approved operational changes for curbside collection: bag pickup every other week from May through November and brush pickup twice annually in spring and fall, with the board reserving the option for special post-storm collections.
The board debated a staff proposal that had considered an annual fee to offset tub-grinder costs for chipping. Jack (village staff) explained the trade-offs: the village has incurred roughly $12,000–$15,000 annually to tub-grind brush when the village accepted drop-off piles, and that returning to a drop-off model would again incur…
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