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Residents press council over polycart trash rollout, landlords and missed mailings
Summary
Multiple residents raised concerns about the new 95-gallon polycart rollout: missed mailings, landlords not registering for second carts for renters, frequency of pickups, damaged lids and lids left open, and how correction notices and fines will be handled.
The Warr Acres City Council on Nov. 18 heard prolonged public comment and council questions about the city's transition to 95-gallon polycarts for residential trash service.
Public Works reported deliveries and operational issues: "We had 4,500 carts delivered... and then a company delivered the bulk of 3,000 or so," the Public Works Director said while describing the rollout and equipment learning curve with side-loaders. Residents said many renters had not received notices or that landlords had not authorized second carts, and asked whether…
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