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Commissioners raise concerns about trash contractor, missing audit update and inquire about penny sales tax option
Summary
During commissioner comments Oct. 6, board members raised constituent complaints about Republic Services' trash pickup service, requested an update on a multi-county audit into missing district attorney funds and discussed exploring a local one-cent sales tax ("floss") as a potential option to reduce property tax burden.
Several commissioners used the Oct. 6 meeting's comment period to raise constituent concerns and policy ideas.
Commissioner Gordon said he has received numerous complaints about Republic Services' trash collection, including missed pickups and slow customer response. "The contact person I have with Republic not only doesn't answer his telephone, his voicemail is full and he doesn't respond to text," Gordon said, and asked…
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