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Residents ask Newton commission to consider a senior trash-rate discount modeled on Halsted program
Summary
Precinct committeeman Mike Fellows and a resident, Baker, urged the commission to study a modest senior trash discount used in Halsted; Fellows provided paperwork, cited roughly 862 qualifying seniors in Halsted with about 20% enrollment, and suggested keeping the idea for budget work sessions.
Two residents asked the Newton City Commission to consider a senior trash-rate discount during the Citizens Forum. Mike Fellows, a precinct committeeman from the 4th Ward (1st Precinct), said he was moved by a constituent who once said they had to choose between paying property taxes and buying medicine. Fellows presented paperwork from Halsted and recommended the city consider a similar program.
Fellows summarized Halsted’s program and said the town reported roughly 862 qualifying…
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