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Committee discusses waste-tire dumping, considers paying drop-off centers a bounty; item held for further planning
Summary
Council members and Department of Neighborhood Services staff discussed chronic illegal tire dumping and a proposal to pay drop-off centers a per-tire bounty rather than trying to enforce citations; the committee agreed to hold the communication while DNS prepares a more comprehensive plan and presentation.
Alderman Chantia Pratt brought a communication about enforcement of the city’s waste tire ordinance and urged a broader plan after citing repeated illegal dumping in her district, including an incident of roughly 300 tires dumped at a site.
Pratt said she met with DNS staff, who proposed moving away from enforcement-focused approaches that are difficult to execute and…
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