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Committee directs DPW to re‑examine feasibility of an additional city drop‑off center
Summary
The committee directed the Department of Public Works to revisit a 2021 study and further explore siting, costs and potential federal grant funding for a centrally located drop‑off center and transfer station to reduce illegal dumping and improve material handling.
Alderman Russell W. Chambers and other committee sponsors asked the Department of Public Works to revisit prior work on siting an additional city drop‑off center and associated transfer‑station capacity (file 241252). Rick Myers, sanitation services manager with DPW, told the committee the department had completed a study and presented findings in 2021 and is prepared to update cost estimates and siting options.
Why it matters: city drop‑off centers give residents a legal option to dispose of…
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