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Minot council keeps fall curbside cleanup after staff outlines costs, safety concerns
Summary
Council voted unanimously to continue fall curbside cleanup after hearing staff estimate the operation uses roughly 50 staff, 2,000 hours and about $130,000 per event and that injury rates and opportunity costs are higher during the cleanup weeks.
The Minot City Council voted unanimously Feb. 3 to continue the city’s fall curbside cleanup program after staff presented operational costs and safety data and members debated alternatives.
City solid-waste staff told the council the spring and fall cleanup events require about 50 staff drawn from multiple departments, roughly 2,000 hours of labor and about 30 pieces of equipment. “Each event probably costs about a hundred and 30 ish thousand dollars,” the presenter said. Staff also reported a higher rate of employee injuries during cleanup weeks compared with routine operations and noted that most injuries occurred during the fall event.
Council members discussed whether…
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