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Residents urge clearer trash pickup, stronger code enforcement and staffing focus during Temple City Council public comments
Summary
At a Temple City Council meeting, residents raised concerns about a new bulky/brush pickup schedule, unclear collection timing, code enforcement in alleys, and public access for an upcoming budget hearing; council and staff responded with clarifications and next steps.
Several Temple residents used the council’s public-comment period to press for clearer solid-waste procedures, improved code enforcement in alleys, and attention to staffing and accessibility as the city prepares a new fiscal-year budget.
The comments came during the council’s regular meeting, where callers and in-person attendees described confusion about a recent change to bulky and brush pickup and urged the council to prioritize first responders and clearer service delivery.
Matthew Morovic, a resident, said he supports changing bulky/brush collection from quarterly to monthly and called the change “a great compromise” between twice-monthly and quarterly pickup. “It’s sufficient,” Morovic said, adding that monthly pickup will give some…
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